Russian Intelligence-Connected Websites Offline
Media outlets connected to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) have experienced RSS failures.
Media outlets connected to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Federal Security Service (FSB), and Main Directorate (GRU/GU) have experienced RSS and in-browser failures. Most of those mentioned below as having RSS failures also appear offline when accessed through a browser. At least one, Geopolitca, still appeared online in-browser yesterday, while the site’s RSS feed failed on August 22, 2023, at 10:24 p.m.
The websites experiencing failures (RSS or in-browser) as of 12:30 p.m. on August 24, 2023, include New Eastern Outlook, SouthFront, NewsFront, Oriental Review, Odna Rodyna, Strategic Culture Foundation, InfoRos (not new, and still accessible inside Russia), and One World Press.
This collection of websites is known for spreading conspiracy theories, disinformation, misleading geopolitical content, and denying war crimes. U.S. officials have sanctioned all websites mentioned for their connections to Russian intelligence, with the exception of Veterans Today. Veterans Today is still online but was checked because it has a partnership with New Eastern Outlook and Colonel Evgeny Khruschev, a Russian psychological operations officer and…
