Due to information operations leading to low morale/desertion in Russian troops.

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In the 20 months since Russia attacked Ukraine in the largest offensive military operation in Europe since World War II, hundreds of thousands of Russian troops have been killed or wounded.

Rapid advances in communications technology and the widespread use of social-media platforms have made it easier for state and non-state actors to reach vast audiences to promote their own interests and undermine those of their rivals.

“Messaging has played a huge role just in the tactical and operational sense” in Ukraine, Braga said at the Association of the US Army’s annual conference in October.

Whether it’s cajoling allies to send more weapons or mocking Russia’s battlefield shortcomings, the Ukrainians have shown great skill in using information to their advantage.

During the Cold War, the KGB used information operations as part of a larger “active measures” campaign to subvert the West and undermine NATO.

In the weeks leading up to Ukraine’s large-scale counteroffensive this summer, the Kremlin sent guidelines to news outlets, instructing them to describe Ukrainian capabilities in a positive light to heighten perceptions of the Russian military’s success when it repelled Kyiv’s forces.

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