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Jessikka Aro

@jessikka.bsky.social

Comms manager @Tehy. Journalist, author of the bestseller Putin's Trolls. Battling RU information warfare, writing a new book. jessikka.aro@gmail.com Nafo fella

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Since X is a master spreader of the Kremlin’s lies, manipulation and falsehoods, I welcome all my followers, books’ readers and everyone else to my open lecture about Ruzzian infowar! We learn to recognize and counter RU infowar!

Join me today 7 pm Helsinki time on X space! Warm welcome 🙂

05.10.2025 07:01 — 👍 22    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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Since X has become the absolute sewer of Ruzzian trolls, MAGAism and hate propaganda, it’s the best place to host an open X space live presentation about RU information warfare 🙂

Join me on X this Sunday at 7 pm EET.

I’ll address Ruzzian techniques of information warfare and its impact in people

03.10.2025 18:31 — 👍 25    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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Putinin USA Pahempi kuin kylmä sota. Jännityskertomuksen lailla etenevä tietokirja Venäjän kybersodasta Yhdysvaltoja ja demokratiaa vastaan. Putinin Venäjän sota länttä vastaan käy entistä villimpänä. Kyberulottu...

More info about the book here

kirja.fi/collections/...

29.07.2025 08:55 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Feeling: calm, almost serene. Looking forward to the publication. Can’t wait to provide information to you, and hearing your feedback.

Publication date: 16th October 2025.

PS. Let me know via DM if you want to participate the publication event. Trolls not welcome.

29.07.2025 08:54 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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This photo is taken in my former hometown Moscow, Victory day 2010. I was witnessing the military parades, missiles, fighter jets once again used to propagate citizens into ultimate patriotism.

My book Putin’s USA deadline is around the corner. It’s almost ready, I’m giving it finishing touches.

29.07.2025 08:53 — 👍 31    🔁 5    💬 3    📌 0
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Telling the truth about RU ZZIA at the HeadRead book Festival in Tallinn, Estonia. Here with me is Mati, a book enthusiast who’s collected 1499 autographs from authors 🌷 I was honored to provide him the 1500th autograph 🌸 Greetings!

01.06.2025 12:23 — 👍 24    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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My second book - in German Moskaus Schattenkrieg - is best selling this season according to my literary agency ☀️😍

24.04.2025 18:58 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It’s on its way 👍🙂

21.04.2025 19:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

❤️🩷

18.03.2025 17:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Greetings from the Norwegian parliament! I addressed Russian threat 🙂 By the way, my third book about Russia is on the making 🙂 Would you read it?

Pic: Stortinget

18.03.2025 15:32 — 👍 51    🔁 6    💬 7    📌 1

Kiitos 🙂 Erittäin ajankohtainen, valitettavasti!

03.03.2025 12:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Aika pirun kiehtovan oloinen tietopaketti. Olen nyt sivulla 75.
#putinintrollit #kirjallisuus @jessikka.bsky.social

02.03.2025 16:45 — 👍 15    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
A blue red and white book cover of Putin’s Trolls by Jessikka Aro (on the frontlines of Russia’s information war against the world).

A blue red and white book cover of Putin’s Trolls by Jessikka Aro (on the frontlines of Russia’s information war against the world).

Putin’s Trolls is a chilling account of Russian information warfare, shedding light on the individuals and organizations behind the Kremlin’s coordinated, military-style social media psy-ops against the Western world.

In this courageous and unflinching book, award-winning journalist Jessikka Aro interweaves her own dramatic story as a target of Russian social media propaganda with accounts from many internationally known critics of the Kremlin, who share their own stories of being targeted by Russia’s multifaceted cyber warfare campaigns. Among those featured are Bill Browder, author of Red Notice, Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative community Bellingcat, and news anchor Liz Wahl, who famously resigned on air from the Russian propaganda network, RT.

As Jessikka began to investigate the impact of the Kremlin’s troll operations outside of Russia, she learned that private citizens in many other countries were being victimized by Kremlin-designed information campaigns. These actions were frequently conducted through an organized “troll factory” led by Russia’s security and intelligence apparatus, using unregulated social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

Putin’s Trolls is a chilling account of Russian information warfare, shedding light on the individuals and organizations behind the Kremlin’s coordinated, military-style social media psy-ops against the Western world. In this courageous and unflinching book, award-winning journalist Jessikka Aro interweaves her own dramatic story as a target of Russian social media propaganda with accounts from many internationally known critics of the Kremlin, who share their own stories of being targeted by Russia’s multifaceted cyber warfare campaigns. Among those featured are Bill Browder, author of Red Notice, Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative community Bellingcat, and news anchor Liz Wahl, who famously resigned on air from the Russian propaganda network, RT. As Jessikka began to investigate the impact of the Kremlin’s troll operations outside of Russia, she learned that private citizens in many other countries were being victimized by Kremlin-designed information campaigns. These actions were frequently conducted through an organized “troll factory” led by Russia’s security and intelligence apparatus, using unregulated social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

A timely book recommendation for helpful background via courageous investigative journalism by @jessikka.bsky.social on Putin’s troll factories (and how his global disruption has shaped the geopolitical landscape we find ourselves in today…)

www.igpub.com/putins-trolls/

01.03.2025 09:02 — 👍 17    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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Casual photo of the Ukrainian hero president Zelensky to brighten up your day. Zelensky kicks dictator ass

20.02.2025 18:42 — 👍 71    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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Russian disinfo network “Matryoshka” is migrating to Bluesky as exodus from X continues The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on the Bluesky social network. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the ...

Russian disinfo network “Matryoshka” is migrating to Bluesky as exodus from X continues

A number of AI-altered clips spreading anti-Ukrainian narratives had circulated on X before appearing on the alternative Bluesky platform, noted @antibot4navalny.bsky.social.

20.12.2024 18:20 — 👍 490    🔁 304    💬 27    📌 54

Danke Viel Mal 🦄

03.01.2025 15:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lese "Moskaus Schattenkrieg" von @jessikka.bsky.social, kriege einen Schreck nach dem anderen und merke, wie wenig ich von der jüngeren Geschichte "Osteuropas" weiß.
Es ist schlimmer als schlimm. Hoffentlich wacht der Westen bald auf - Putins 🇷🇺 ist eine Gefahr für uns.
Absolute Leseempfehlung!

03.01.2025 15:37 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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Just in time for his presidency, Elon has changed his online avatar to a white-supremacist hate symbol, his screen name to a 4chan slogan neo-Nazis favor (“kek”), and his bio icon to two swords.

This is your POTUS.

Are these also gamer symbols? Yes. Does he know they’re far more? You bet your ass.

31.12.2024 18:16 — 👍 5019    🔁 1953    💬 359    📌 186
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Kirjassani Putinin maailmansota kerron, miten osana loppumatonta Viron-vastaista hybridisotaansa Venäjä etsintäkuulutti Eerik Niiles Krossin ”merirosvona”, kutsui kuulusteluihin Venäjän periferiaan Nenetsiaan ja hyödynsi operaatiossaan Interpolia. Kerron myös, miten Viro operaatioihin vastasi.

29.12.2024 19:30 — 👍 37    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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This was a nice surprise!

29.12.2024 06:35 — 👍 102    🔁 9    💬 3    📌 2
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Putinin maailmansota Hengästyttävä matka Putinin hybridisodankäynnin ytimeen.Jessikka Aron uusi tietokirja Kremlin sodasta länsimaita vastaan esittelee Putinin tiedustelupalvelujen salaiset operaatiot yksityiskohtaisesti....

I feel so privileged to be able to have access to ♥️ @jessikka.bsky.social 's new book, as it was published in Finnish this year. It's a must have for anyone who wonders what russian conspiracies, assassinations etc. you might have missed. www.suomalainen.com/products/put...

06.12.2024 13:32 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Today is my 43rd Birthday! I’m celebrating by writing my next book about Russia’s crimes!

Photo from my book writing retreat in Switzerland on September!

19.12.2023 06:50 — 👍 69    🔁 0    💬 10    📌 0

Guess what? Putkonen’s ”expertise” comes from running a Kremlin troll filth site named MV-lehti: What The Fuck Paper.

RT ❤️ such experts.

Btw guys look whose picture he has hanging on the wall of his Lugansk flat.

21.11.2023 11:59 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
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Ok so Finnish self-proclaimed information warrior of Russia is interviewed to RU state propaganda channel RT as the expert on Finland closing the RU border. 1/2

21.11.2023 11:59 — 👍 42    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 2

Finnish government prepares to close the rest of the border with Russia, according to Ilta-Sanomat newspaper.

”It’s clear that Finland wants to give Russia a very clear and strong message. We’re not going to watch Russia’s hybrid influencing”, a source tells IS.

21.11.2023 09:45 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Finnish Border Guard have started to temporarily limit the border traffic. Earlier today Peskov accused Finland of russophobia. Source: FI media.

20.11.2023 13:39 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Russia's hybrid warfare continues at the FI border. RU officials actively escort people to the Salla border crossing and close the gates behind them.

According to FI border official, the people who arrived today, have more ambiguities and their nationalities are under investigation.

20.11.2023 13:39 — 👍 19    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1

Today a FI border official told the press, that the Russian officials pushed a group of people to the border zone and then closed the Russian border. The media reported that some in the group acted aggressively towards the RU officials. They don't want to come to Finland, they're forced.

19.11.2023 20:48 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Originally the Russian officials sent and transported the third country asylum seekers to the most popular and biggest FI bordercrossings. They were closed this weekend. However the RU FSB is now sending and transporting the asylum seekers through Vartius, a smaller crossing.

19.11.2023 20:48 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hundreds of asylum seekers have gathered to Kostomuksha, Russia, located 35 km east from Vartius, the southernmost FI bordercrossing, which is still not closed. They are expected to approach Vartius the following days. Source: Iltalehti, who has published photos of the asylum seeker groups in Russia

19.11.2023 20:47 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

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