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russia is resorting to cold war-era propaganda tricks to increase public interest in the September «elections» to the state duma. Propaganda posters have been put up in the moscow metro telling passengers that illegal migrants can allegedly vote in the United States and that most US states have no election monitoring. The kremlin’s problem is…
Fuel oil pollution from tankers that sank back in December 2024 has been detected again in the Kerch Strait. Meanwhile, the occupiers are reporting the “final cleanup” of the accident’s aftermath. ▫️ According to satellite imagery, fuel oil slicks reappeared on August 20 and 25 this year in the area where the Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239…
The Center notes the continuation of russia’s disinformation campaign concerning prisoners of war. Its goal is to create a false impression that russia treats Ukrainian prisoners better than Ukraine treats russian prisoners. ▫️ In particular, russia’s ombudswoman for human rights yulia lantratova claimed that Ukraine allegedly has detention facilities for russian prisoners of war where…
russia is once again manipulating information to justify the absence of independent international monitoring of the September «elections» to the state duma. russian foreign ministry spokeswoman maria zakharova proudly announced that russia would not invite the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to observe the «elections». She attributed the decision to the…
Key points from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s joint press remarks with President of Moldova Maia Sandu and President of Romania Nicușor Dan: ▫️When you are a neighbor of russia, you need to cooperate as closely as possible with all other neighbors and all free nations. This is a key prerequisite for reliable security and…
French intelligence services warn that countries must be prepared for hybrid attacks by russia to become more direct and violent. The head of France’s General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI), Céline Berthon, said that the hybrid threat from the kremlin is entering a new phase. According to her, European countries should take into account the…
russia has launched another fake photo as part of a disinformation campaign about the alleged “mobilization of women in Ukraine.” A photo allegedly taken in one of Ukraine’s women’s health clinics is being circulated on social media. The poster features a female Ukrainian service member with the quote: “Motherhood is not the only path to…
russia has launched a campaign of sabotage against European businesses. Western media, citing intelligence data, report that the kremlin is recruiting criminals to carry out acts of sabotage at defence industry facilities. In Slovakia, an arson attempt took place at a drone manufacturing plant belonging to the Ukrainian company Skyeton in the city of Prešov,…
OpenAI blocked a russian network that used ChatGPT to spread disinformation. ▫️In particular, operators based in russia primarily used ChatGPT to create posts and comments on social media platforms, including Substack, Telegram, X, Facebook and LinkedIn. The content was aimed at building an authoritative image for the self-proclaimed “expert community” — the International Berck Institute…
russian occupation forces are spreading yet another claim about the alleged capture of the settlement of Pysarivka in Sumy region. The “Kursk” Group of Forces has refuted this information. The settlement remains under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Fighting in the area is ongoing. The military notes that this is not the first…