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Between July 31 and August 29, 2025, the Russian Federation, through the network led by oligarch Ilan \u0218or, along with several local political actors sponsored <\/span>571 advertisements on Meta platforms<\/b>, with a total estimated budget of <\/span>\u20ac33,653<\/b>. Compared to the previous period (May – July), when approximately <\/span>\u20ac45,000<\/b> was spent over three months, there is a noticeable intensification of investments in a single month. On YouTube, \u0218or, Andrei N\u0103stase, and Natalia Morari placed <\/span>274 ads, <\/b>but the amounts spent cannot be identified because Google has not activated the “political ads” label for the Republic of Moldova.<\/span><\/p>\n The analysis shows that:<\/span><\/p>\n There is a noticeable escalation of \u0218or\u2019s network tactics, which increased spending compared to May – July (\u20ac31,687 for 1,326 advertisements), now investing \u20ac18,110 for 393 advertisements in a single month. Pages funded by him include associated politicians such as <\/span>Vasile Tarlev<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>the Republican Party<\/span><\/a> \u201d<\/span>INIMA Moldovei<\/span><\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>the political party<\/span><\/a> \u201d<\/span>Moldova Mare<\/span><\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/a>, and the TV channel MD24. Even though the MD24 page was blocked, the branded content was promoted through other proxy pages, which were subsequently blocked by Meta (\u201d<\/span>Moldova24<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201d, \u201d<\/span>David10<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201d, \u201d<\/span>Laura5<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201d, \u201d<\/span>Rich Ethan Kenneth<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201d, \u201d<\/span>Anemone GQ<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201d). At the same time, the network reactivated sponsorships on anonymous pages with patriotic names (e.g. \u00a0\u201d<\/span>\u0218tiri din Moldova<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201d, \u201d<\/span>Valorile Familiei Moldovene\u0219t<\/span><\/i>i<\/span><\/a>\u201d, \u201d<\/span>Patrio\u021bi Agricoli<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201d, \u201d<\/span>Moldova \u00een Veci<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201d, \u201d<\/span>\u0421\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201detc.).<\/span><\/p>\n Andrei N\u0103stase<\/b><\/a> stands out with a significant increase in advertising investments. If previously, over three months (May-July), he spent approximately <\/span>\u20ac10,000,<\/b> now this amount has been exceeded in a single month, reaching over <\/span>\u20ac11,600<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n