Leaked documents and communications from the Social Design Agency (SDA) reveal coordination between the Storm-1516 group and the Russian Presidential Administration (PA), indicating potential cooperation with the GRU (Russian military intelligence). The leaks include chat logs, internal questions, and reports detailing influence operations against Armenia, Ukraine, Israel, and EU countries, as well as sabotage and disinformation campaigns in Western countries. Key figures such as Sofiya Zakharova, an official from the PA, and GRU officers connected to sabotage units are implicated. Operations include planting divisive sabotage acts like the “Pig Head” operation in Paris, disinformation campaigns targeting elections in Hungary, Germany, and Moldova, and efforts to discredit Norway during the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2025. The Storm-1516 network deployed hundreds of fake media websites to amplify their campaigns, with evident ties to GRU support and guidance through affiliated contractors. These activities involve propaganda, disinformation, sabotage, and election interference coordinated across multiple countries primarily to support Russian geopolitical goals.

Leaked documents and communications from the Social Design Agency (SDA) reveal coordination between the Storm-1516 group and the Russian Presidential Administration (PA), indicating potential cooperation with the GRU (Russian military intelligence). The leaks include chat logs, internal questions, and reports detailing influence operations against Armenia, Ukraine, Israel, and EU countries, as well as sabotage and disinformation campaigns in Western countries. Key figures such as Sofiya Zakharova, an official from the PA, and GRU officers connected to sabotage units are implicated. Operations include planting divisive sabotage acts like the “Pig Head” operation in Paris, disinformation campaigns targeting elections in Hungary, Germany, and Moldova, and efforts to discredit Norway during the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2025. The Storm-1516 network deployed hundreds of fake media websites to amplify their campaigns, with evident ties to GRU support and guidance through affiliated contractors. These activities involve propaganda, disinformation, sabotage, and election interference coordinated across multiple countries primarily to support Russian geopolitical goals.