'Operation Undercut' Adds to Russia Malign Influence Campaigns

Recorded Future's Insikt Group attributes a multilingual disinformation campaign called "Operation Undercut" to Russia-linked Social Design Agency (SDA). The campaign uses AI-enhanced videos, media impersonation, and social media amplification (including localized hashtag spam and influencer-style promotion) to undermine support for Ukraine and influence US and European audiences; researchers note ties to other networks such as Storm-1516 and differentiate Undercut's direct social-media posting tactics from the Doppelgänger operation's use of inauthentic websites. Engagement has been limited so far, but US authorities have pursued actions against related infrastructure (DOJ domain seizures).