Russia, is expanding the number of PSYOPS units within its armed forces. Special information influence units have been established within the 3rd and 51st combined arms armies of the Russian Armed Forces.
To staff these newly created units, the Russian government introduced a separate group of military specialties called "Information Warfare" in April 2024.
PSYOPS specialists are trained at the General Staff Academy of the Russian Armed Forces and the Mozhaysky Military Space Academy. The transfer of such specialists between military units without approval from military district headquarters is prohibited.
The expansion of information influence units within the aggressor state's military structure indicates Russia’s intent to escalate information-psychological attacks against Ukraine, its security and defense forces, and Ukrainian society.
