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Russian operatives sent 5,000 text messages in a failed attempt to incite Ukrainians to attack their own capitol
Business Insider via Yahoo ^ | Fri, April 1, 2022 | Julie Coleman

Posted on 04/02/2022 3:36:42 AM PDT by GonzoII

Ukraine's intelligence service accused Russian operatives of creating a bot farm that sent 5,000 SMS messages to Ukrainian military and law enforcement officers encouraging them to defect and surrender to the Russians.

On Thursday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced on Facebook that the Security Service of Ukraine had managed to shut down the Russian bot farm, or "special information operation," which aimed to "shake the moral and psychological state of the Ukrainian security forces."

According to Ukrainian Armed Forces' Facebook post, the message read, "The outcome of events is predetermined! Be prudent and refuse to support nationalism and discredited leaders of the country who have already fled the capital!!!"

(Excerpt) Read more at ca.news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: bidenbots; botfarms; bots; kiev; russia; ukraine; yougoandfightthem

1 posted on 04/02/2022 3:36:42 AM PDT by GonzoII
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Could any of the Russian bots at FR give us a translation of the SMS at post # 1??
2 posted on 04/02/2022 3:39:05 AM PDT by GonzoII ("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen )
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To: GonzoII

I would say it is going perfectly toward globalist goals. Drag the US and China in. Destroy the nation-state as a consequence, and then build their utopia (a/k/a the Great Reset) out of the rubble.


3 posted on 04/02/2022 3:46:11 AM PDT by markomalley (Directive 10-289 is in force)
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4 posted on 04/02/2022 3:54:08 AM PDT by markomalley (Directive 10-289 is in force)
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To: GonzoII

Well if the Ukrainian intelligence service says it happened, that’s good enough for me! /s


5 posted on 04/02/2022 4:02:56 AM PDT by Prince of Space ( Let’s go, Brandon! )
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To: GonzoII

The Ukrainians should return the favor.

L


6 posted on 04/02/2022 4:03:30 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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I always knew you weren’t Irish...my bot trap worked!! ;0)
7 posted on 04/02/2022 4:09:11 AM PDT by GonzoII ("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen )
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Ukraine's intelligence service accused Russian operatives...

Now there's a reputable source.

8 posted on 04/02/2022 4:26:12 AM PDT by McGruff (Biden - There's going to be a new world order out there and we've got to lead it)
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To: GonzoII

My Russian is a little iffy, but I think it has something to do with a car’s extended warranty.


9 posted on 04/02/2022 5:29:36 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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5,000? That’s nothing. They post that many every day here on FR.


10 posted on 04/02/2022 6:36:14 AM PDT by LouAvul
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To: GonzoII

Seriously dude, when you see that the article is Business Insider you should move along. I’m not reading their propaganda though. Help yourself. I mean that literally.


11 posted on 04/02/2022 6:41:48 AM PDT by ShawnShawntheLeprecaun
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