Will Putin’s pre-winter gas blackmail be effective?
Russia inflames Europeans’ fears about gas shortages in winter. It reduces gas supplies to prevent EU countries from preparing sufficient reserves for the winter. How does this threaten European countries? Will Ukraine have time to prepare for winter under these conditions? Putin relies on soaring energy prices and possible shortages…
What is the role of Medvedev in Kremlin propaganda?
The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine analyzes the strengthening of the journalistic activities of the ex-president of Russia D. Medvedev. Having intensified his publicity a few months before the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the newly appeared “blogger” has already made many…
The reasons for the removal of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation S. Shoigu
The Ministry of Defense of Great Britain, citing its own intelligence, reports that the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, S. Shoigu, is actually removed from the actual leadership of the troops in Ukraine, and Putin is informed about the progress of the war by operational commanders who are…
Why does Putin’s army need additional troops?
The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine is analyzing Putin’s decree on increasing the number of Russian Armed Forces from 1,9 million to 2 039 758, including 1 150 628 military personnel. According to the mentioned decree, which will have the force from…
How the kremlin controls its citizens’ psyche
The attack on the territory of Ukraine has intensified russia’s use of a special method of manipulating the public consciousness of its citizens, which is called “the defense mechanism of the psyche” in psychology. Typical manifestations of using the mechanisms of manipulating the collective psyche are the promotion of the…
Why the Crimean Platform Summit is essential for Ukraine
The Center for Countering Disinformation at the NSDC of Ukraine analyzes the main results of the second Crimean Platform Summit, held on August 23, 2022. Russian propaganda tried to avoid mentioning this summit in order not to actualize the issue of Crimea’s legal status. Only the chief diplomat of the…
How russian authorities used dugina in the war against Ukraine
The death of daria, the daughter of the ideologue of the “russian world” and putin’s ally oleksander dugin, as a result of a car explosion on the moscow region highway, caused a strong reaction both in russia and in the world. Various versions of what happened were considered – from…
War’s impact on the 2022-2023 heating season in Ukraine
The Center for Countering Disinformation at the NSDC of Ukraine analyzes the narratives of Russian propaganda regarding the preparation for the heating season in Ukraine and whether they correspond to the data, available in open sources, concerning the country’s readiness for winter. In particular, the following statements are being spread…
The Zaporizhzhya NPP disaster – a well-considered farce or putin’s real plan
The situation around the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe located in the town of Enerhodar is causing increasing concern in society. The russians located an ammunition depot and military equipment in the territory of the ZNPP and at the same time are continuing to shell the power plant. The…
Russia is losing combat capability in the war against Ukraine
Why is russia losing combat capability in the war against Ukraine? According to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain , at least 10 Russian generals have been eliminated since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What’s more , the members of the project “Killed in Ukraine” recorded…
Why the russian federation is «pointing fingers» in the issue of international conventions
The Center for Countering Disinformation at the NSDC analyzes the russian propaganda campaign accusing Ukraine of using prohibited ammunition. In its report on the war with Ukraine of August 16, the rf Ministry of Defense claimed “direct violation of the Geneva Convention by the Kyiv regime and its Western sponsors”….
Can ZNPP suffer the fate of Focusima and Chornobyl
(for safety reasons, the publication does not disclose the interlocutor’s identity and position) Under the guise of supposedly “done by the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, russians have constantly been shelling the territory of the power plant with multiple rocket launchers and other weapons since August 5, which has increased the…
