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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Luke Harding, Stiliyana Simeonova, Manisha Ganguly and Dan Sabbagh

INSANE: Vulkan files leak reveals putin s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics | Rare Historical Photos

Illustration including images of Vladimir Putin, leaked documents and social media logos

The inconspicuous office is in Moscow’s north-eastern suburbs. A sign reads: “Business centre”. Nearby are modern residential blocks and a rambling old cemetery, home to ivy-covered war memorials. The area is where Peter the Great once trained his mighty army.

Inside the six-storey building, a new generation is helping Russian military operations. Its weapons are more advanced than those of Peter the Great’s era: not pikes and halberds, but hacking and disinformation tools.

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