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Russia's defense chief to mobilize new cyber army

The Russian defense minister believes information operations forces will become an effective counter-propaganda tool
Russia's Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS
Russia's Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu
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MOSCOW, February 22. /TASS/. A cyber army has been established within the Russian military, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced while addressing the State Duma (lower house of parliament).

"The Information operations forces have been established, that are expected to be a far more effective tool than all we used before for counter-propaganda purposes," he said. "Propaganda should be smart, competent and effective," the defense minister stressed.