russia continues its disinformation campaign about alleged “crimes of Ukraine” and increasingly uses international platforms, including the UN, to promote these narratives. russian propaganda is actively highlighting the events surrounding the speech of the so-called “special envoy of the russian foreign ministry” rodion miroshnik about “torture of russian prisoners of war in Ukraine” at a…
A new study by Yale University directly points to the involvement of russian state energy giants “gazprom” and “rosneft” in the removal and “re-education” of Ukrainian children from occupied territories. ▫️ According to the researchers, over 2,000 children from Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions were transported to camps in russia and occupied Crimea. Some of…
Key points from the interview of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the French publication Le Monde ▫️ Ukrainian expert teams are already in the Middle East, assessing the situation and sharing invaluable experience. ▫️ No matter how many Patriot, THAAD, or other air defense systems are deployed in the Middle East, they are…
International media have reported a large-scale cyberattack on the databases of the French Ministry of National Education. Hackers attacked the databases of Compas – an HR system for managing interns in primary and secondary schools throughout France. In total, cybercriminals gained access to the data of 243,000 employees of the Ministry of Education, mainly teachers,…
russia is systematically conducting information special operations, bribing media, and interfering in electoral processes in African countries. ▫️ In Angola, two russian citizens are to stand trial on charges of espionage, terrorism, and interference in the presidential elections. According to the investigation, they operated through a network organized by the intelligence services called Africa Politology,…
russian propaganda resources are actively spreading the news about the signing of an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of the first “russian-designed” nuclear power plant in Vietnam. In russia this information is presented as a “breakthrough agreement” that will serve mutual development, but in reality, it’s another attempt by russia to use nuclear energy to…
The Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, systematically exposes public figures who promote propaganda in the interests of the Kremlin. ▫️ The “kremlin Mouthpieces” section of the War&Sanctions portal has been updated with data…
European Commissioner for Migration, Magnus Brunner stated that vladimir putin is the “main driving force” of migration crises in Europe over the past decade. russia is involved in large-scale refugee flows – from the Syrian war in 2015 to the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine and the conflict in Iran. The kremlin deliberately prolongs…
russian propaganda has intensified an information operation aimed at disrupting the evacuation of civilians from frontline areas of Ukraine. ▫️ Pro-russian Telegram channels are spreading messages allegedly from “local residents” of frontline cities in the Donetsk region, who thank russian military personnel and describe how they supposedly hid their children from evacuation. Such messages contain…
russian special services are stepping up espionage activities in Florida – a key center of US space and defense infrastructure. Here are located dozens of military facilities, command posts, Navy infrastructure, and SpaceX. ▫️ russian agents, posing as tourists, tried to gain access to SpaceX facilities in Florida and California, as well as establish contacts…
russia exploits the historical memory of African states to promote its propaganda and construct an artificial “shared experience.” ▫️ On the Day of Remembrance of the heroes of the uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar, a local “russian house” organized a screening of the russian film “Nakhimovtsy.” ▫️ The film itself has no connection…
The head of Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Sinan Selen, has reported an increase in sabotage, espionage, and other security threats. According to him, foreign actors—primarily russia—are showing a greater willingness to take risks and are using a broader range of tools, not excluding even assassinations. ▫️ In Berlin, it is…
