A 2023 analysis video discusses Russian strategic information operations and mind games aimed at gaslighting the world.

Cyber & Information WarfareCyber AttacksHacking, malware, ransomware

Aggressor

Summary

A YouTube video published by ASPICanberra in July 2023 presents an analysis by Natalia Solieva, a former intelligence officer, on Moscow's strategic use of mind games and information operations designed to manipulate and gaslight global audiences. The content explores Russia's disinformation tactics and their broader impact on international perceptions during ongoing geopolitical tensions. The video provides insights into Moscow's hybrid warfare tools focused on psychological manipulation within the cyberspace domain.

Classification

Confidence: Medium

Classified as an aggressor event because the video discusses Russian strategic use of information operations and disinformation to manipulate global audiences via cyberspace. The source is a publicly available analysis without direct attribution to specific incidents, so confidence is medium.

Source URL

https://youtube.com/watch?v=JVkEUUbh3lk

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 4, 2026, 08:35 UTC
Event time: Jul 20, 2023, 00:00 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=JVkEUUbh3lk",
  "source": "extension",
  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Cyber & Information Warfare",
  "subcategory": "Cyber Attacks",
  "incident_type": "Hacking, malware, ransomware",
  "country": "Unknown",
  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
  "tags": [
    "Russia",
    "Information Operations",
    "Disinformation",
    "Propaganda",
    "Hybrid Warfare",
    "Psychological Warfare",
    "Cyberspace"
  ],
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  "actor_primary": "Moscow",
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  "event_time_utc": "2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "unknown",
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  "reliability_band": "strong",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: MinorAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: UnknownLocation: Unknown

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Jul 20, 2023, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

unknown

Location

Cyberspace

Region

Cyberspace

Primary actor

Moscow

Country

Unknown

Tags

Russia, Information Operations, Disinformation, Propaganda, Hybrid Warfare, Psychological Warfare, Cyberspace

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