This was reported in the Security service of Ukraine. Several thousand bots “dispersed” disinformation about the situation on the southern front, popularized the Russian occupation groups and called for donations in their support. In addition, they engaged in discrediting the command of the Defense forces and incited Ukrainian citizens to evade mobilization.

The primary source of the spread of hostile content was the telegram channel of collaborator Rohov. At the beginning of the work, the bot farm numbered about two thousand fake accounts spreading pro-Russian messages and narratives allegedly on behalf of local residents. According to the Security service of Ukraine (SBU), in the future, this bot farm was planned to be used to spread Russian propaganda in the frontline areas of the region.

According to the investigation, the organizer of the bot farm is a local IT specialist. He placed the necessary equipment in one of the rented office premises in the city center. With the help of this equipment, new anonymous accounts were registered every day in social networks, including those banned in Ukraine. The investigation is currently ongoing, criminal proceedings have been opened.

Earlier, Detector Media talked about pro-Russian and occupation telegram channels that spread Russian propaganda.