OREANDA-NEWS The British army is creating in the village of Apavon, Wiltshire, a unit of 14.5 thousand specialists to counter the alleged Russian cyber attacks and propaganda on the Internet. This became known to the British media.

Lieutenant General Ivan Jones said that the army should "remain flexible and develop as a fighting force." The new unit of 14.5 thousand soldiers in Apavon will be the first erasing the line between operations in real life and cyberspace.

Media reported that the army headquarters was alarmed in June, when Russian hackers allegedly spread misinformation about the misbehavior of British soldiers.

Recall that the desire of Great Britain to create a “cyber military” became known last year. For these purposes, the kingdom is ready to allocate 330 million dollars.