The spokesperson for russian dictator vladimir putin, dmitry peskov, has effectively admitted publicly that russia does not intend to end the war. ▫️According to him, despite recent statements by the U.S. President, russian federation will “continue the ‘special military operation’ to protect its interests.” ▫️At the same time, peskov’s repeated mantra about russia’s alleged “interest…
russian propaganda is promoting yet another disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting Ukraine through fake “testimonies” of alleged torture of captured russian soldiers. ▫️This time, kremlin is using the so-called “international tribunal for investigating the crimes of Ukrainian neo-nazis” — a structure created and fully controlled by russia itself. It has no official status or recognition…
kremlin continues its attempts to expand influence in Africa — most recently through a memorandum of cooperation between rosatom and Niger’s Ministry of Energy on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, along with announced plans to build power plants and distribution systems in the country. ▫️ russia uses energy projects as tools of geopolitical expansion,…
russian propaganda is spreading another fake video allegedly showing a soldier from Ukraine’s 100th Separate Mechanized Brigade claiming that wounded personnel are not being evacuated from Donetsk region because the vehicles are supposedly filled with “looted” property from civilians. In reality, the video shows clear signs of fabrication. The identity of the “soldier” or his…
russian propaganda is spreading another staged video aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian Armed Forces and destabilizing Ukrainian society. ▫️This time, they have fabricated a story about a supposed Ukrainian soldier who “shot his commander” and “surrendered to russians.” The video uses the classic set of russian narratives: violence by the command, forced mobilization, and the…
The Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense, continues to expose new data on russian propagandists. ▫️ The “kremlin mouthpieces” section of the War & Sanctions portal has been updated with information on 16 more individuals…
On July 27, russia and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine marked the so-called “day of remembrance for children victims of the war in Donbas.” A series of propaganda events were held, widely covered by media controlled by the occupying forces. ▫️ In these reports, propagandists promote a false narrative of “Ukrainian aggression,” cynically distorting…
It has been eight months since the accident involving russian tankers in the Kerch Strait, and the oil spill in the Black Sea is still ongoing — this has been officially confirmed by rosprirodnadzor during a court hearing. Later, the regulator hastily issued a “denial,” which, in fact, does not deny anything. ▫️A representative of…
russian propagandists are spreading photos online from yesterday’s peaceful protest in Kyiv, where activists allegedly held posters with symbols of russian invasion. The Center has verified the image and reports that it is a Photoshop creation designed to portray Ukrainians as ready to surrender. The actual poster had a completely different inscription. russians are also…
The head of Germany’s military counterintelligence, Martina Rosenberg, has reported a sharp increase in russia’s attempts to destabilize German society. The number of espionage cases and hybrid operations suspected to involve russia has doubled in just the first half of the year, with such activities becoming larger in scale and more aggressive. russia has long…
russia continues its campaign to discredit Ukraine internationally, including through the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). russia’s permanent representative to the OPCW, vladimir tarabrin, claimed to have submitted “compelling evidence” that Ukraine used “toxic chemicals.” ▫️ These accusations are based on “analysis confirmed by a certified lab of the russian ministry of…
russian propaganda is once again attempting to discredit the Ukrainian government and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This time, kremlin media are spreading a fake story alleging that the mayor of Kurakhove paid foreign mercenaries to shell civilians in order to blame Russia for the attacks. ▫️In the propaganda video, so-called “local residents” claim the…
