Igor Sushko
| Igor Sushko | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1986 |
Igor Sushko (born 10 January 1986) is a Ukrainian former racing driver who last competed in the 2013 Super GT Series with Apr.[citation needed] He is also known for microblogging about the Ukraine War.[1] He translated emails purportedly between an FSB agent and Vladimir Osechkin,[2] and shared the e-mails with Newsweek.[3]
Early life
[edit]Sushko moved from Ukraine to Kyoto, Japan when he was five years old, then to Tsukuba. He later moved to Lexington, Kentucky, and started the website AutomotiveForums.com at age fourteen.[4]
Racing career
[edit]He first competed in the 2006 GT World Challenge America series,[5] under the number 69.[6] He started the Long Beach race in the twenty-fourth position, and finished in seventeenth.[7]
In 2009, his team – which included Michito Kamizumi, Yoshihiro Ito, and Subaru Yamamoto – had a best result of thirteenth place.[8]
Microblogging
[edit]Vice accused Sushko of spreading misinformation in 2023. The publication pointed to Sushko's analysis of a Russian livestream as an example of the dangers of paid verification for social media accounts when the threat of a nuclear strike on Kyiv never materialized.[9]
Based on his posts on X, Sushko has been quoted by L'Indépendant[10] and El Mundo as an analyst of the Russo-Ukraine War.[11] His posts have also been used in news reporting from The Toronto Sun,[12] The Peninsula,[13] Milenio,[14] Al Bawaba,[15] and Business Insider.[16]
In 2025, Sushko accused Sergio Gor of being a spy for Russia, posting a link to a New York Post article, as well as an investigation by Brian Krebs that was later retracted. Elon Musk responded to Sushko's posts directly, stating Gor had lied about his place of birth in federal documents.[17]
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- "Champ Car Long Beach Grand Prix ...". Daily Breeze. April 10, 2006. p. C10. ProQuest 338798238.
- "Death of Navalny 'tip of the iceberg' of Russian repression, UN expert says". Al Bawaba. February 16, 2024. ProQuest 2927551998.
- "Kremlin confirms Russian warship hit by Ukrainian strike". The Peninsula. December 26, 2023. ProQuest 2906038575.
- "Musk Alleges Criminal Cover-Up in Escalating Feud With Trump Aide". Daily Boulder. June 21, 2025. Archived from the original on September 18, 2026. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- "Rusia no tiene disposición para entregar cuerpos del avión destruido, acusa Ucrania" [Ukraine accuses Russia of being unwilling to hand over the dead from a destroyed plane]. Milenio (in Spanish). January 30, 2024. ProQuest 2920407262.
- "Russian Federation : unique racing Porsche made in Japan Ring Porsche Boxster Super GT series can be yours for 115 thousand dollars". MENA Report. March 7, 2022. ProQuest 2637041764.
- "SCCA Grand Touring". St Petersburg Times. March 31, 2006. p. 9X. Gale A143935052.
- Chang, Richard (March 26, 2006). "R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R: Most young sport compact tuners have big dreams. Twenty-year-old Igor Sushko is finished dreaming". Autoweek. Vol. 56, no. 13. p. 21. Gale A143877677. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- Colás, Xavier (September 30, 2025). "La guerra fuerza a Putin a subir los impuestos para invertir en Defensa: Rusia se resiente por el gran gasto bélico y las sanciones por la invasión ucraniana" [Putin forced to raise taxes for Defense: Russia is feeling the effects of military spending and sanctions for their invasion of Ukraine]. El Mundo (in Spanish). ProQuest 3306377708.
- Gault, Matthew (May 4, 2023). "Verified Twitter Accounts Spread Misinfo About Imminent Nuclear Strike". Vice. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- Hunter, Brad (June 22, 2023). "Streets of Russia awash with rapists, killers back from Ukraine war". Toronto Sun. ProQuest 2828813452. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- Manley, Cameron (June 1, 2024). "Arrests of Russian generals and officials raises questions about Putin's war machine". Business Insider. ProQuest 3062892742. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- Martin, Hugo (January 24, 2024). "Guerre en Ukraine: à Avdiivka, "les pertes d'équipement militaire russe sont 12 fois supérieures aux pertes ukrainiennes"" [War in Ukraine: at Avdiivka, Russian military equipment losses 12 times greater than Ukraine]. L'Indépendant (in French). Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- Schurter, Daniel (July 11, 2023). "Russischer Offizier und mutmasslicher Kriegsverbrecher beim Joggen erschossen" [Russian officer and suspected war criminal shot while jogging]. Watson (in German). Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- Smith, Steven Cole (March 13, 2006). "Speed Demons". Autoweek. Vol. 56, no. 11. p. 48. Gale A143819203.
- Sushko, Igor (June 3, 2022). "English translation of an (alleged) Russian FSB analyst's take on the Ukraine war. Astonishing". West Country Voices. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- van Brugen, Isabel (November 21, 2022) [November 18, 2021]. "Leaked FSB Letters Reveal Civil War Among Putin's Allies". Newsweek. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official website

- Igor Sushko career summary at DriverDB.com