Claim 342

Storm-1516 and the Foundation to Battle Injustice, part of an information warfare network established by Yevgeny Prigozhin, are responsible for fabricating false allegations and using AI to impersonate Armenian and European outlets to spread disinformation in Armenia.

Type

russian influence

Country

Armenia

Theme

Date

2025-11-19

Status

ongoing

Evidence

1. NewsGuard’s new report attributes the Armenia operation to Russian information warfare groups, Storm-1516 and the Foundation to Battle Injustice... both are part of an information warfare network established by the late Kremlin-linked figure Yevgeny Prigozhin.

   Source: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/11/19/russia-escalates-early-election-interference-in-armenia-as-yerevan-deepens-its-pivot-toward-the-west/ | external