Future russian diplomats have been sent for “training practice” to occupied Luhansk. The moscow state institute of international relations organized this trip for its students under the cover of a “humanitarian mission” and “patriotic education.” ▫️ The official aim of the “mission” is to “familiarize students with the history of the region,” but the real…
The Center has observed a new wave of supposedly “humorous” videos on social media that mock or sensationalize Ukraine’s future by focusing on the influx of foreign migrant workers. Under the guise of humor, the authors are attempting to provoke internal conflicts. russian channels have been identified among those distributing this content. Newly created accounts…
russian propaganda has significantly ramped up its use of AI to create fake videos showing flags being raised in various sectors of the front. Such disinformation campaigns were particularly active in the run-up to May 9. According to a report by the Institute for the Study of War, the occupiers previously distributed short, isolated videos,…
The Center has recorded the spread on social media of an emotional video address to the military command allegedly made by a serviceman of the 60th Separate Mechanized Brigade. In reality, the video is a deepfake. Analysis of the footage confirms the use of deepfake technologies to generate the “character’s” face. The voice is robotic…
An investigation by the international project OSSRP, dedicated to exposing crimes, has uncoveredrussia’s systematic efforts to recruit Ukrainian teenagers from the temporarily occupied territories. This involves the “young correspondents” propaganda program under the auspices of the militarized “yunarmiya” movement during 2023–2024, which involved 140 active “young correspondents.” Under the guise of media clubs and trips…
The Center has detected the continuation of russia’s information operation using AI-generated content on social media. The campaign aims to convince Ukrainians that the Ukrainian authorities “don’t want peace”. After a series of videosfeaturing “ordinary Ukrainians” accusing the Ukrainian authorities of “sabotaging peace”, Russia has launched a wave of AI-generated content, where the main characters…
⚡️ Moldova’s Cybersecurity Agency reported one of the most serious cyberattacks since the beginning of the year, targeting the National Medical Database. As a result of the attack, approximately 30% of the information was compromised, including patients’ personal data and information on financial transactions within the healthcare system. ▫️ Specialists from Moldova’s Cybersecurity Agency confirmed…
Over 1,500 videos and websites created by the russian disinformation network Storm-1516, which is run by the russian military intelligence (gru), were analyzed. This includes content from 2023 to 2026, primarily aimed at a foreign audience. The main goals of this campaign were to discredit Ukraine and interfere in at least seven election campaigns. 40%…
A large-scale socio-economic crisis is unfolding in the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk region. Miners of the “Krasnyi Partizan”, “Dovzhanska-Kapitalna” mines and the Sverdlov mine have reported mass layoffs and months-long wage arrears. The transfer of mines under the management of the rostov company “donskoie mines” in 2024 was presented by propaganda as a rescue…
ru-propaganda continues its campaign to discredit the Ukrainian Defense Forces, this time targeting the Military Chaplaincy Service. ▫️ russian propaganda media are spreading absurd claims that Ukrainian chaplains are involved in forming “barrier units” within the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They allege that chaplains are “former members of nationalist battalions” and are trained according to…
russian propaganda is spreading a video in which a supposedly Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman claims about an “outbreak of an unknown disease” in a unit of the 71st Motor Rifle Brigade, which has led to significant losses of personnel. The video does not correspond to reality and has clear signs of falsification. This is evidenced…
russia continues to discredit Ukraine’s evacuation processes from frontline territories. In particular, russian propagandists claim that databases of children in areas close to the frontline are being created and that a mass “mandatory medical examination” of children under 12 has begun. It is also alleged that the Ukrainian authorities are doing this to hide information…
