"Ukraine Shutters Two More Russian Bot Farms"

The Ukrainian security service (SBU) has recently found and dismantled two more Russian bot farms that were being used to spread disinformation in the war-torn country.  Based in Kyiv and Odessa, the facilities comprised around 7000 fake accounts.  The SBU stated that they were being used to spread fake content designed to discredit Ukraine’s army and leadership, justify Russian aggression, and destabilize the social and political fabric of the country.  The SBU noted that the Kyiv bot farm was being run by a 24-year-old man from Zaporizhzhia, who registered fake accounts using Russian e-mail services and the virtual mobile numbers of Russian and Belarusian operators.  He also sometimes used forged documents linked to Ukrainian citizens for verification.  In Odessa, the bot farm dismantled by the authorities was run by four local men.  They focused on creating fake accounts on social networks and messaging apps with the end goal of spreading panic in the region.  

Infosecurity reports: "Ukraine Shutters Two More Russian Bot Farms"