The new propaganda and cyber-warfare division of Russia’s ministry of defence is staffed by 1,000 people and has a budget of 300 million euro. Special efforts are being made to target the French presidential election.
EurActiv: Russian official says info war part of ‘battle for the consciousness of the masses’
A Mi-35MS (a flying comandopost variant) helicopter flies past the headquarters of Russia's Defence Ministry in central Moscow, on March 9, 2016.
