
After polonium killed Alexander Litvinenko in a London hospital, Kremlin-controlled broadcasters spent over a decade accusing his own allies of the murder — a denial template later reused for the Skripal poisoning.

The Council of the European Union added a further 10 individuals and one entity to its sanctions list on 15 June, accusing them of conducting hybrid manipulation and foreign interference activities on behalf of Russia.

Operated by a former Florida deputy sheriff now living in Moscow, Storm-1516 deployed AI-generated deepfakes and 171 fake news sites to target Western elections — racking up 67 million views and reaching a sitting U.S. Vice President.

Linked to two Kremlin-connected companies and sanctioned by the United States, Doppelganger created near-perfect imitations of trusted Western news outlets to push pro-Russian narratives — and kept rebuilding within 24 hours of every takedown.

Numerous campaigns have been coordinated in a secret Telegram channel that directs these influencers on what to say, where to capture videos, what hashtags to use, and when exactly to post the video.