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Vote Midterms @skykiss@sfba.socialAustria says it has uncovered a Russian-steered campaign to spread disinformation about Ukraine | AP News
AP News · Austria says it has uncovered a Russian-steered campaign to spread disinformation about UkraineAustrian authorities say they uncovered a Russian-steered campaign aimed at spreading disinformation about Ukraine following the detention in December of a Bulgarian woman accused of spying for Russia. The Interior Ministry said Monday that Austria’s domestic intelligence agency unearthed evidence of the operation as it analyzed devices found in a search of the woman's home. It said the investigation showed that a few weeks after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a cell working for Russian intelligence started was set up and planned a large-scale disinformation campaign in German-speaking countries, particularly Austria.