The Ukrainian army claims to have deployed artificial intelligence (AI) honeytraps to entice Russian soldiers into giving away key strategic information, such as the number of Russian troops in an area, the amount of military equipment on site, and the success or failure of attacks.
“We tend not to bother with the horny ones,” says “Masha”. “The more horny he is, the less likely he is to talk about anything else.”
The two Ukrainian women use AI images and the pseudonyms Angelina and Masha. They are employed by the Ukrainian firm Molfar to target Russian men in occupied territory, with some online relationships with Russian troops reportedly lasted up to a year.
The two women revealed to the The Times how stupid the Russian “orcs” – as they call them – were willing to do almost anything in return for the ladies’ attention and affection. Officers, they say, were usually too smart to fall for the ruse.
“We’re looking for information about number of troops, information on the amount of military equipment, the success or lack of success of some attacks, their problems with food and equipment.”
– “Angelina”
Sometimes the girls receive more than just flirtation, however, with pictures and videos of dead or captured Ukrainian servicemen being sent by braggadocios Russians.
“I’ve had a boyfriend for a very long time,” Angelina concluded, without going into how she explains her text and phone call flirtations with Russian men to said boyfriend.
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