The Center for Countering Disinformation of the NSDC, together with the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, continues to identify russian athletes who directly participated in the armed aggression against Ukraine. Data on six more para-athletes who combine their sports careers with service in the occupation forces have been…
russian hackers affiliated with the russian authorities have deployed a large-scale campaign to steal access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts. According to Dutch intelligence services (AIVD and MIVD), the targets include military personnel, officials, diplomats, and journalists. The attackers do not compromise the encryption systems themselves but use social engineering tactics to trick users into…
russian propaganda proudly reports on a “humanitarian project” in the Republic of Congo, where, with the participation of russian organizers in Brazzaville, several drinking water wells were drilled. Propagandists emphasize that thanks to this, more than 300,000 people will have access to free water. While russian specialists are thinking about water for Africans, the water…
kremlin has changed its approach to recruiting foreigners into the russian army to participate in the war against Ukraine. Recruitment is now carried out on a systematic basis. This is noted by researchers at the Robert Lansing Institute. Whereas previously it was mostly about semi-legal schemes and unofficial channels — closed groups in messengers, front…
After the attack on Azerbaijan by Iranian drones, pro-russian channels immediately started promoting another conspiracy theory, alleging that Ukraine was behind the strike, having used “trophy” Iranian Arash-2 drones to “drag Azerbaijan into a war against Iran”. russian propaganda uses as evidence the supposedly found drone debris in Kazakhstan after Ukraine’s attacks on russia, where,…
The russian federation is using reconnaissance-equipped airships to conduct round-the-clock surveillance of power plants and oil shale quarries operated by Eesti Energia in the border county of Ida-Virumaa. This approach allows intelligence gathering without directly violating NATO airspace. ◻️ The surveillance serves several purposes: collecting data to prepare potential sabotage and cyberattacks, as well as…
russian disinformation networks have intensified their information influence on Germany ahead of the state parliament elections scheduled to take place throughout 2026, starting on March 8. ▫️ The Center has recorded the emergence of a number of fake videos circulating on social media disguised as materials from reputable German media outlets. In particular, the following…
russian propaganda has launched another disinformation campaign, claiming that the Polish authorities have begun a “large-scale expulsion of Ukrainians”. Propagandists manipulate figures and the context of the event, portraying a standard law enforcement operation to search for criminals as “targeted ethnic cleansing” and the “end of the European fairy tale”. In fact, on March 2-3,…
russia is expanding tools for the militarization of children in temporarily occupied territories. In the occupied part of the Donetsk region, authorities announced that leaders of local headquarters of the “yunarmiya” movement will begin receiving salaries starting in March. ▫️In practice, this indicates that volunteer resources are no longer sufficient to promote military propaganda among…
russia continues its campaign of state terrorism in Europe, posing a serious threat to the security of EU and NATO countries, according to the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) in its latest report. ▫️ Analysts report that between February 2022 and February 2026, 151 incidents of sabotage, arson, attempted explosions, and other hybrid attacks linked…
russian propaganda resources are spreading yet another story about alleged “atrocities by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Huliaipole,” Zaporizhzhia region. This time, they claim that there are supposedly “bodies of executed civilians in the basements” of the city. ▫️ The reports state that russian military personnel allegedly “found numerous executed civilians in basements.” As…
The Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, continues to expose public figures in the field of sports who promote propaganda in the interests of the kremlin. ▫️ The…
