Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has warned of increasing risks of russian interference in the state parliamentary elections scheduled throughout 2026, beginning on March 8. German counterintelligence assesses the threat as “extremely serious,” anticipating large-scale information manipulation aimed at supporting political forces aligned with moscow. ◻️ The kremlin is expected…
russian propaganda has launched a wave of disinformation targeting Ukraine in the context of developments in the Middle East. ▫️ In particular, social media and pro-russian resources are actively circulating a video allegedly attributed to USA Today, claiming that components of weapons transferred to Ukraine were supposedly found among the debris of missiles used to…
Key statements from the interview of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with the Italian outlet Corriere della Sera: ▫️ I believe that the strike on Iranian military targets was a sound decision. The Iranians produce a significant amount of weapons for russia. ▫️ putin speaks but does not act, demonstrating that he is a…
Danish intelligence services have warned of the risks of russian interference in the snap parliamentary elections scheduled for March 24 to renew the government’s mandate of confidence. ▫️ According to Danish intelligence assessments, the kremlin may exploit sensitive issues, including the matter of Greenland, to spread disinformation and create an atmosphere of uncertainty. russia’s primary…
russian propaganda has intensified a disinformation campaign alleging that Ukraine is selling NATO-supplied weapons on the black market. ▫️russian sources are actively spreading claims that commanders of Ukraine’s Defense Forces are allegedly “writing off Western weapons as lost” and subsequently selling them. As is typical, no evidence is provided, with references made solely to unnamed…
russia continues its campaign to discredit Ukraine regarding the treatment of prisoners of war. ▫️ In particular, the so-called ambassador-at-large of the russian foreign ministry, rodion miroshnik, released another “report” alleging that wounded prisoners are supposedly being used in Ukraine for “medical experiments” and for the training of medical students in hospitals, including in Sumy….
OpenAI has exposed and shut down the russian network “Rybar,” which used ChatGPT for mass propaganda production. The adversary employed artificial intelligence as a content factory to generate materials published under the “Rybar” brand, as well as through dozens of anonymous accounts on X and Telegram. Operators used ChatGPT to create batches of short English-language…
russia has intensified its propaganda rhetoric alleging that Ukraine is using chemical weapons. ▫️ This time, the accusations were voiced by russian foreign ministry representative kirill logvinov, who claimed that Kyiv is allegedly violating the Chemical Weapons Convention. ▫️ As is customary, the russian side asserts that it has documented such incidents and submitted “evidence”…
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, continues its systematic efforts to expose public figures engaged in kremlin military propaganda. ▫️ The “kremlin Mouthpieces” section of the War & Sanctions portal has been updated with…
russia has organized a disinformation campaign on social media under the hashtag #HollywoodAgainstZelensky. The campaign circulated fabricated videos allegedly featuring Hollywood actors calling for pressure on Ukraine to achieve a “peace on russia’s terms.” ▫️ Fake videos include actors such as Nikki Blonsky, John Seda, and Gabriella Pizzolo. There is no evidence supporting these claims….
russian propaganda has intensified its long-running disinformation campaign alleging the so-called “sale of Western weapons by Ukraine on the black market.” ▫️ This time, pro-russian resources are spreading false claims that “over 70% of the weapons that ended up with the Mexican cartel ‘Jalisco New Generation’ are Western supplies delivered to Ukraine.” As purported “evidence,”…
russia continues its coordinated disinformation campaign against Ukrainians in the context of the Olympic Games in Italy, injecting new fakes into the information space. ▫️ In particular, pro-russian resources are spreading false claims that eight members of the Ukrainian Olympic delegation allegedly did not return to Ukraine after the conclusion of the Olympic Games in…
