Claims about the death of a Danish F-16 instructor in Kryvyi Rih during a missile strike are yet another fake by Russian propaganda. The Danish Ministry of Defense has officially denied this information, stating that no Danish F-16 instructors have been killed in Ukraine. They confirmed that the story circulating in Russian media is entirely…
The Center has detected a Russian information campaign directed primarily at an international audience. The main narrative of this campaign is the claim that “everyone is fleeing Ukraine.” Propaganda outlets under Russian control are pushing manipulative messages alleging that security forces and other government officials are fleeing the country in large numbers, supposedly by the…
The Russian-installed governor of occupied Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, announced that the city budget has already allocated 78 million rubles (approximately 780,000 US dollars) to address pollution from the fuel oil spill. He emphasized that this is the most expensive expenditure so far and admitted that these funds would likely not be sufficient. The so-called “head…
A fake about First Lady Olena Zelenska allegedly vacationing at the St. Moritz ski resort is circulating online. ▫️ This claim, along with a video, was spread by a former Ukrainian MP. The former MP provided no evidence to support his claim. The video he shared only shows a few unidentified individuals getting into a…
Key takeaways from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech during a joint Press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw ▫️ Ukrainian and U.S. teams are working on the content and format of the meeting that will take place after Donald Trump’s inauguration. ▫️ We expect the United States to continue its policy of strengthening…
Russian propaganda sources are circulating a fake video, falsely attributed to UNITED24 Media. The video claims that Ukrainians started the hashtag #UkraineKarmaForLA on the social media platform X, using it to suggest that the fires in the United States are “karmic punishment” for not providing enough support to Ukraine. The UNITED24 Media platform has confirmed…
Russia admits that sanctions have seriously limited the capabilities of the “shadow fleet”. ▫️ The new US sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the Russian shipping giant Sovcomflot. ▫️ Despite ru-propaganda’s claims that “sanctions do not work,” the company itself has admitted to experiencing operational difficulties. ▪️ On January 10, 2024, the United States…
Among the French outlets spreading narratives aligned with Russian propaganda, the media group Égalité et Réconciliation (Equality and Reconciliation) stands out. ▫️ The publication quotes Russian political figures, experts, and propagandists while disregarding alternative perspectives. It features interviews with Russian ideologues, including Aleksandr Dugin, and reprints content from the Russian propaganda outlet Sputnik. Égalité et…
Russian propaganda attempts to deny the fact that the Ukrainian Defense Forces captured DPRK soldiers. ▫️ Propaganda sources circulate claims that either identify the prisoners as Russians from the Republic of Tuva, argue that they are South Koreans rather than North Koreans, or dismiss the video of their interrogation as staged. At the same time,…
In November-December 2024, several events were held in France, dedicated to Russian music, cinema, sports, and more. Despite their claimed “non-political nature,” the Kremlin used these events to justify its war against Ukraine and to manipulate French public opinion. ▫️ These included concerts titled “Days of Spiritual Culture of Russia and France,” the “Russian Film…
The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian Embassy’s chargé d’affaires, demanding an immediate end to the spread of disinformation about the energy crisis in the unrecognized region of Transnistria. The Russian Embassy had accused Moldova of “deliberately ignoring issues in its relations with Gazprom,” claiming this was the main cause of the crisis….
Key points from the speech of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the meeting of the Contact Group in the Ramstein format: ▫️ I am doing everything in my power to ensure that this war ends with dignity for both Ukraine and Europe this year. ▫️ Ending this war is our shared goal, but it…
