There are no real details about the OS in the article. Did anybody here work on the project?
Without specific details, it sounds pretty much like any random Glassdoor report from un unhappy employee.
There is a history of the company suing ex-employees and vice versa. It's pretty ruthless if you break NDA - people get real jail time. I got reminded about that during my exit interview.
I left for financial reasons. They simply refused to give raises to virtually anyone after RUR tanked in 2014, even though 85% of the company's revenues are from foreign sources.