# How Russia recruits spies through social media | Ukraine This Week

https://mins.news/en/item/12007

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-02 12:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/how-russia-recruits-spies-through-social-media-ukraine-this-week/

> An episode of Ukraine This Week examines Russia’s covert recruitment networks on social media. Anna Belokur looks at how the Kremlin systematically enlists ordinary people to conduct sabotage, espionage and cyberattacks. The activity is described as extending across Ukraine and Europe, highlighting the hidden methods used to draw recruits into such operations.