Editing Information warfare (section)

===Russo-Ukrainian War===
{{Main|Russian information war against Ukraine|Disinformation in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}

In 2022, the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] have taken advantage of deficiencies in Russian communications by allowing them to piggyback on Ukrainian networks, connect, and communicate. Ukrainian forces then eavesdrop, and cut off Russian communications at a crucial part of the conversation.{{efn |name= gerasimovKilled |1= Connectivity to [[GLONASS]] may be a factor in the lack of Russian PGM availability,<ref name= grozev /> and the use of 3G/4G cell towers for Russian encrypted communications (Era)
<ref name= 3g4gNeededForRussianERA >Rob Waugh (8 Mar 2022) [https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-military-being-hacked-after-its-own-soldiers-destroy-3-g-internet-towers-104303881.html  'Idiots': Russian military phone calls hacked after own soldiers destroy 3G towers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411122434/https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-military-being-hacked-after-its-own-soldiers-destroy-3-g-internet-towers-104303881.html |date=2022-04-11 }} 3G/4G Towers Needed For Russian encrypted communications (Era)</ref> during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. This weakness was unearthed during the use of open communication ("Russian commanders are sometimes piggybacking on Ukrainian cell phone networks to communicate")<ref name= "Russian troops taking Ukraine sim cards" >MEHUL SRIVASTAVA, MADHUMITA MURGIA, AND HANNAH MURPHY, FT  (3/9/2022, 8:33 AM) [https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/the-secret-us-mission-to-bolster-ukraines-cyber-defences-ahead-of-russias-invasion/ The secret US mission to bolster Ukraine’s cyber defences ahead of Russia’s invasion ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331160211/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/the-secret-us-mission-to-bolster-ukraines-cyber-defences-ahead-of-russias-invasion/ |date=2022-03-31 }} European official:  "instead of communicating solely through encrypted military-grade phones, Russian commanders are sometimes piggybacking on Ukrainian cell phone networks to communicate, at times simply by using their Russian cell phones.

'The Ukrainians love it—there is so much data in simply watching these phones, whether or not they are using encrypted apps,' he said.

The Ukrainians then block Russian phones from their local networks at key moments, further jamming their communications. 'Then you suddenly see Russian soldiers grabbing cell phones off Ukrainians on the street, raiding repair shops for sims,' he said. 'This is not sophisticated stuff. It’s quite puzzling."</ref> when FSB was discussing the deaths of their generals: Vitaly Gerasimov, killed 7 Mar 2022;<ref name= pichetaGuy >Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN [https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/europe/russian-general-killed-ukraine-kharkiv-intl/index.html (8 Mar 2022) Ukraine claims Russian general has been killed in Kharkiv] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316194853/https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/europe/russian-general-killed-ukraine-kharkiv-intl/index.html |date=16 March 2022 }}</ref> [[Andrei Sukhovetsky]], killed 28 Feb 2022.<ref  name= cunningham >Doug Cunningham [https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/03/03/ukraine-russia-invasion-chechen-magomed-tushayev-killed/9981646322278/ (3 Mar 2022) Ukraine forces say Chechen commander Magomed Tushayev killed near Kyiv] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411123119/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/03/03/ukraine-russia-invasion-chechen-magomed-tushayev-killed/9981646322278/ |date=11 April 2022 }}</ref><ref name= grozev >Jamie Ross, who cites Christo Grozev of Bellingcat: (Tue, March 8, 2022, 5:32 AM) [https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-officer-complains-dead-general-113255353.html (7 March 2022) Russian Officer Complains About Dead General and Comms Meltdown in Intercepted Call] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408154103/https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-officer-complains-dead-general-113255353.html |date=8 April 2023 }} FSB ([[Federal Security Service]], successor agency to the KGB) officers discuss Gerasimov's death amid the destruction of 3G/4G cell towers in Ukraine, and the loss of Russian encrypted communications (Era), which compromised the FSB officer's sim-card-enabled phone call.</ref> }}

To build support before it invaded Ukraine, [[Russia]] perpetuated a narrative that claimed the Ukrainian government was committing violence against its own Russian speaking population. By publishing large amounts of disinformation on the internet, the alternate narrative was picked up in search results, such as [[Google News]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wirtschafter |first=Jessica Brandt and Valerie |date=2022-03-01 |title=The surprising performance of Kremlin propaganda on Google News |url=https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/the-surprising-performance-of-kremlin-propaganda-on-google-news/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Brookings |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524010855/https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/the-surprising-performance-of-kremlin-propaganda-on-google-news/ |url-status=live }}</ref>