 The group was allegedly led by the leader of an NGO which has been known since 2015 for its anti-Ukrainian activities, working on behalf of the Russian government. They allegedly held clandestine meetings all across the country, meeting in groups of three, planning to spread information about unrest in Kyiv through domestic and foreign media resources. Their objectives, according to authorities, was led by the fact that they wanted to paralyze the parliament so they could not renew the state of emergency in Ukraine, which expires soon.