The operation is just one of many information operations multiple nations have conducted in relation to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Former government officials will lead a review of DHS's disinformation work and help Secretary Mayorkas determine how to continue.

Russia has hit Ukrainian satellite broadband services and Internet providers since the beginning of the war and recently began physically attacking Ukrainian Internet companies, according to the state information agency.

The DHS rollout of the Disinformation Governance Board has been criticized for being too vague about the details of what the board will do.

The apparent act of sabotage is being investigated as a criminal matter, including by the French internal intelligence service.

Obama said the United States and other democracies helped disinformation flourish by growing complacent.