Not only did Russia, on 24th February, 2022, attack Ukraine with tanks and missiles. It also began a brutal test of its own disinformation machinery, which quickly exposed its weaknesses. What was meant to be a lightning victory in the information sphere turned into a costly lesson in adaptation, censorship, and digital warfare of attrition. Not only was the full-scale invasion started by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, launched on 24th February, 2022, a turning point in the