“According to the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russia continues to make efforts to develop information operations capabilities on social media platforms to trigger kinetic activity and conduct election interference, destabilization activities, and sanctions evasion schemes.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
According to the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russia continues to make efforts to develop information operations capabilities on social media platforms to trigger kinetic activity and conduct election interference, destabilization activities, and sanctions evasion schemes.
Source: ISW
Details: Leaked documents detailing the Kremlin’s massive information campaigns against Ukraine and the West continue to demonstrate the Kremlin’s desire to use its global information tools to advance Moscow’s interests through social media.
Literally: Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, banned Russian state media Russia Today (RT) and “other related organizations” on September 17 for “activities linked to foreign interference”.
On September 13, the US State Department announced sanctions against entities and individuals associated with RT, which the State Department accused of participating in information operations, covert influence and military procurement for the Kremlin, targeting countries in Europe, Africa, North and South America.
More details: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Investigative Project Schemes analyzed thousands of leaked documents previously obtained by German and Estonian media detailing the work of the Russian company Agency for Social Design (ASD), which the US Department of Justice (Ministry of Justice) recently announced that “Doppelgänger” is part of the Kremlin’s complex operations for the implementation of malicious influence
The “Schemes” project reported that the ASD distributed fake official documents, including fabricated orders from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, as part of efforts aimed at “discrediting the military-political leadership of Ukraine and demoralizing the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
ASD reportedly created fake documents purportedly from European government agencies, fake news purportedly from European mass media, and anti-Ukrainian memes that were widely circulated on social media.
ISW Key Findings for September 17:
- The General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine has started an investigation into another case of apparent Russian abuse and execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war.
- Leaked documents detailing the Kremlin’s massive information campaigns against Ukraine and the West continue to demonstrate the Kremlin’s desire to use its global information tools to advance Moscow’s interests through social media.
- Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in Iran on an unannounced visit after recent visits to Syria and North Korea amid ongoing Russian efforts to secure military cooperation and support from non-Western allies.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Song-hui in Moscow.
- Russian troops have recently advanced near Toretsk and Pokrovsk and southwest of Donetsk.
- The Main Directorate of Military Intelligence (GUR) of Ukraine reported on September 17 that Russia continues to recruit Syrian citizens to participate in hostilities in Ukraine.