The latest statements by russian dictator vladimir putin about the course of the war, actively amplified by russian propaganda, are meant to demonstrate confidence and control over the situation. In reality, however, they reveal a disoriented propaganda machine trying to compensate for the lack of battlefield victories with fabricated geography. ▫️ During a press conference…
russian propaganda is spreading a fabricated front page of a Polish publication featuring a fake claim that Ukrainians are allegedly facing a «hungry autumn and winter» as a result of russian strikes. An image allegedly showing the front page of a Polish newspaper has appeared online, claiming that following strikes by the russian army, 63%…
In Lithuania and Czechia, ritual wreaths and photographs of the heads of defence companies supplying weapons to Ukraine, with black ribbons, appeared almost simultaneously outside their offices. The «installations» were discovered outside the buildings of Lithuanian company RSI Europe (a manufacturer of drones and remote detonation systems) and Czech company CSG (a manufacturer of ammunition…
russia, through its foreign intelligence service, has launched a new wave of propaganda aimed at creating an illusion of legitimacy around the September «elections» to the state duma. The fis statement claims that the EU, PACE and Western intelligence services are allegedly preparing «large-scale destabilisation», cyberattacks and «provocations», and have supposedly «instructed» the russian opposition…
russia has launched an information operation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine under the guise of providing information about the September “state duma elections.” ▫️ Occupation administrations in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions are sending agitators and members of so-called “election commissions” door to door on a mass scale. This is presented as…
Discontent with russia’s recruitment of mercenaries to participate in the war in Ukraine continues to grow in Global South countries. In particular, a rally was held outside the russian embassy in Peru, attended by relatives of local mercenaries. ▫️ Families of Peruvians who went missing after joining the russian armed forces are calling on their…
The pro-russian hacker group Server Killers has carried out a series of large-scale cyberattacks targeting Norway’s government sector. The attackers targeted the Norwegian Agency for Digitalisation, causing dozens of government services to experience outages for three days. At the same time, information related to the country’s state budget was leaked. The Server Killers group, which…
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…
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…
