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Submitted
Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
A YouTube video by Silicon Curtain explores how cognitive warfare operates at the intersection of disinformation and military campaigns, highlighting Russia-related propaganda tactics.
On 28 February 2023, Silicon Curtain, a YouTube content creator, published a video titled "How Cognitive Warfare Operates at Intersection of Disinformation and Military Campaigns." The video discusses the role of disinformation and propaganda in modern hybrid warfare, particularly involving Russia. It features Natalia Bugayova, identified as a non-resident Russia Fellow at ISW, who explains how disinformation campaigns are coordinated alongside military actions to influence public opinion and strategic outcomes. The video has accumulated nearly 4,000 views and dozens of comments expressing varied reactions, including support for Bugayova's expertise and critique of audio quality. The content exemplifies information operations aimed at exposing hybrid threats involving cognitive warfare, disinformation, and propaganda likely linked to Russian hostility during ongoing geopolitical conflicts.
Confidence: High
The event describes Russian propaganda and cognitive warfare tactics as aggressor actions using disinformation campaigns to influence public perception amid military conflict, meeting the criteria for aggressor event. No direct defense or allied preparatory actions are described.
Source URL
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zbKD4dO0Jg0
Source reliability
C
Info credibility
3
Event time
Feb 28, 2023, 00:00 UTC
Event time confidence
unknown
Location
United States of America
Primary actor
Russia
Country
United States of America
Countries
United States of America
Tags
disinformation, cognitive warfare, propaganda, Russia, hybrid warfare, military campaigns, ISW, Silicon Curtain
Signal
Submitted
Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
A YouTube video by Silicon Curtain explores how cognitive warfare operates at the intersection of disinformation and military campaigns, highlighting Russia-related propaganda tactics.
On 28 February 2023, Silicon Curtain, a YouTube content creator, published a video titled "How Cognitive Warfare Operates at Intersection of Disinformation and Military Campaigns." The video discusses the role of disinformation and propaganda in modern hybrid warfare, particularly involving Russia. It features Natalia Bugayova, identified as a non-resident Russia Fellow at ISW, who explains how disinformation campaigns are coordinated alongside military actions to influence public opinion and strategic outcomes. The video has accumulated nearly 4,000 views and dozens of comments expressing varied reactions, including support for Bugayova's expertise and critique of audio quality. The content exemplifies information operations aimed at exposing hybrid threats involving cognitive warfare, disinformation, and propaganda likely linked to Russian hostility during ongoing geopolitical conflicts.
Confidence: High
The event describes Russian propaganda and cognitive warfare tactics as aggressor actions using disinformation campaigns to influence public perception amid military conflict, meeting the criteria for aggressor event. No direct defense or allied preparatory actions are described.
Source URL
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zbKD4dO0Jg0
Source reliability
C
Info credibility
3
Event time
Feb 28, 2023, 00:00 UTC
Event time confidence
unknown
Location
United States of America
Primary actor
Russia
Country
United States of America
Countries
United States of America
Tags
disinformation, cognitive warfare, propaganda, Russia, hybrid warfare, military campaigns, ISW, Silicon Curtain