According to the report, one of the operations in Project Kylo would have cost the Russian spies around $3 a month to manipulate one Western internet user.
"It is precisely the fear for the future, uncertainty about tomorrow, the inability to make long-term plans, the unclear fate of children and future generations," the document read.
And the number of Russian spies in the West is now estimated to be at the highest it has been in decades.
Russian spy activities "are as high or even higher than during the Cold War," a Western intelligence officer told The Financial Times in March.
AdvertisementGerman newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported in April 2023 that Russian spies have used Tinder to target German politicians and soldiers in a bid to obtain intelligence related to the Ukraine war.
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