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United States electoral systems and 2016 presidential election infrastructure
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8 years waiting · since 2018
BORIS ALEKSEYEVICH ANTONOV
Justice for United States electoral systems and 2016 presidential election infrastructure — the trail went cold in 2018, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What was Antonov's specific role in Unit 26165 and which computer systems did he personally target or compromise?
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evidence
Lead #2What documents were stolen and released, and how were they distributed to maximize electoral interference?
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location
Lead #3How did Antonov coordinate operations from Moscow with other GRU officers, and what communications infrastructure was used?
On July 13, 2018, a federal grand jury indicted Boris Alekseyevich Antonov, a Russian military intelligence officer, for his alleged role in a computer hacking conspiracy that interfered with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Antonov and co-conspirators allegedly gained unauthorized access to computers of U.S. persons and entities involved in the election, stole documents, and orchestrated their release to influence the outcome. Antonov remains at large and was last known to be in Moscow, Russia; his capture would help resolve questions about the scope and coordination of foreign interference in U.S. elections.
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United States District Court for the District of Columbia; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Lead #4Has Antonov maintained contact with any U.S.-based individuals or entities since the indictment?
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Conspiracy to Commit an Offense Against the United States; False Registration of a Domain Name; Aggravated Identity Theft; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering On July 13, 2018, a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Columbia returned an indictment against 12 Russian military intelligence officers for their alleged roles in interfering with the 2016 United States (U.S.) elections . The indictment charges 11 defendants, Boris Alekseyevich Antonov, Dmitriy Sergeyevich Badin , Ivan Sergeyevich Yermakov , Aleksey Viktorovich Lukashev , Sergey Aleksandrovich Morgachev , Nikolay Yuryevich Kozachek , Pavel Vyacheslavovich Yershov , Artem Andreyevich Malyshev , Aleksandr Vladimirovich Osadchuk , Aleksey Aleksandrovich Potemkin , and Viktor Borisovich Netyksho, with a computer hacking conspiracy involving gaining unauthorized access into the computers of U.S.
persons and entities involved in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, stealing documents from those computers, and staging releases of the stolen documents to interfere with the 2016 U.S.
presidential election. The indictment also charges these defendants with aggravated identity theft, false registration of a domain name, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Two defendants, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Osadchuk and Anatoliy Sergeyevich Kovalev , are charged with a separate conspiracy to commit computer crimes, relating to hacking into the computers of U.S. persons and entities responsible for the administration of 2016 U.S.
elections, such as state boards of elections, secretaries of state, and U.S. companies that supplied software and other technology related to the administration of U.S.
elections. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C.
issued a federal arrest warrant for Boris Alekseyevich Antonov upon the grand jury’s return of the indictment. Remarks: Antonov is alleged to have been a Russian military intelligence officer holding the rank of Major, assigned to Unit 26165.
Antonov was last known to be located in Moscow, Russia.
Timeline of Events
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2016
2016 U.S. Presidential Election Interference
Alleged unauthorized access to computers of U.S. persons and entities involved in the 2016 presidential election, theft of documents, and staged releases
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2018-07-13
Federal Grand Jury Indictment
Federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned indictment against 12 Russian military intelligence officers, including Antonov, for conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States
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Incident:January 1, 2016
Last Updated:September 11, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2016
Last Updated:September 11, 2026