https://blog.aksnk.com/tags/russia/Recent content in Russia on aksnk / notesHugoen-USWed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.aksnk.com/posts/storm-1516-mode-operatoire-informationnel-russe/Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.aksnk.com/posts/storm-1516-mode-operatoire-informationnel-russe/<h2 id="context-and-scope-of-the-report">Context and scope of the report</h2> <p>Against a backdrop of war returning to Europe and the intensification of foreign hybrid operations targeting Western democracies, France set up <strong>VIGINUM</strong> in 2021. Placed under the authority of the SGDSN<sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup>, the service is tasked with detecting, qualifying, and documenting foreign digital interference threatening the integrity of public debate.</p> <p>In May 2025, VIGINUM published an analysis of the Russian information operation <strong>Storm-1516</strong>, active since at least August 2023. The report describes its main characteristics and the risks it poses to French-speaking and European information spaces.</p>