Kremlin disinfo surge targets Moldova ahead of elections

As Moldova nears parliamentary elections, Kremlin-backed hybrid operations—leveraging networks like Matryoshka and Operation Overload, coordinated botnets, impersonation websites, and AI-generated social-media content—are conducting large-scale disinformation campaigns to erode support for President Maia Sandu and derail EU integration; Moldovan authorities and civil society have implemented countermeasures but struggle to match the scale and evolving tactics of these influence operations.