1、2025/7/17 14:09Digital occupation:Pro-Russian bot networks target Ukraines occupied territories on Telegram-Atlantic Councilhttps:/www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/report-russian-bot-networks-occupied-ukraine/1/41ReportJuly 16,2025 10:00 am ETDigital occupation:Pro-Russian bo
2、t networks target Ukraines occupiedterritories on TelegramBy Yuliia Dukach,Iryna Adam,and Meredith FurbishExecutive summaryRussias ongoing territorial occupation of Ukraines eastern and southern regions is accompanied by an informational and cultural occupationaimed at?ooding local social media comm
3、unities with messaging designed to foster gratitude and loyalty to Russia.At the same time,thismessaging attempts to undermine Ukraine and the Ukrainian government,and to raise doubts about Ukraines intentions in the territoriescurrently occupied by Russia.As the most popular digital platform in Eas
4、tern Europe,Telegram has become the epicenter of Russian e?orts toin?uence perceptions and opinions of local Ukrainian populations.This joint report from OpenMinds and the Digital Forensic Research Lab(DFRLab)analyzes the activity of a network of 3,634 automated accountsthat posted pro-Russian comme