russia continues to invest significant resources in the ideological indoctrination of young people in order to cultivate loyal elites in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT). One example is the kremlin’s large-scale personnel program, “Territory of New Opportunities.” ▫️ Occupation-controlled resources report that more than 2,700 residents of the TOT have applied to participate. The program…
russia continues to expand the militarization of children in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, turning teenagers into a mobilization resource for future wars. ▫️ In russia’s Volgograd region, at the “Avangard” camp, the first interregional session of this year of the “Time of Young Heroes” program, organized by the “Warrior” military-patriotic center, has been…
russian propaganda and Z-war correspondents spread false information about supposedly “devastating strikes” by the “oreshnik” missile on “Ukrainian and NATO command centers” in Bila Tserkva, describing in detail the destruction of “36 combat units” and publishing fabricated satellite images. Instead, russian dictator vladimir putin publicly stated that there had been no combat use of the…
russian propaganda is spreading a fake video under the name of the human rights organization Human Rights Watch. It claims that Ukrainian men are allegedly using women and children as “human shields” while attempting to cross the border via the Tisza River, expecting that border guards will not shoot at families. Furthermore, the authors of…
russian officials justify another terrorist attack on Ukraine with frank speculation about an alleged “act of retaliation for the bloody crime in Starobilsk”. kremlin propagandists and personally russian dictator vladimir putin daily produce statements about “inevitable punishment for the Ukrainian junta” and an alleged “new quality of the conflict after the crime in Starobilsk”. In…
A fake video is circulating online in which a man allegedly identified as a migrant calls on foreigners to travel to Ukraine. ◽️ In the clip, a man of South Asian appearance speaks in English, urging fellow nationals to engage in labor migration, claiming that in Ukraine they are “well paid” and there are “many…
russian propaganda continues its disinformation campaign about alleged “atrocities committed by the AFU” in an attempt to discredit Ukrainian servicemen. Over the past few days, the enemy has released a series of manipulative reports featuring so-called “eyewitness testimonies,” which are being actively spread by russian propaganda resources: ▫️ In the first video, another released russian…
The Center has documented the expansion of russia’s anti-migrant disinformation campaign on TikTok: networks of AI-generated accounts have joined the campaign, through which russia is systematically spreading destructive narratives to a Ukrainian audience. The use of these resources confirms that this is a centralized disinformation attack by russia. In particular, a network of accounts previously…
Future russian diplomats have been sent for “training practice” to occupied Luhansk. The moscow state institute of international relations organized this trip for its students under the cover of a “humanitarian mission” and “patriotic education.” ▫️ The official aim of the “mission” is to “familiarize students with the history of the region,” but the real…
The Center has observed a new wave of supposedly “humorous” videos on social media that mock or sensationalize Ukraine’s future by focusing on the influx of foreign migrant workers. Under the guise of humor, the authors are attempting to provoke internal conflicts. russian channels have been identified among those distributing this content. Newly created accounts…
russian propaganda has significantly ramped up its use of AI to create fake videos showing flags being raised in various sectors of the front. Such disinformation campaigns were particularly active in the run-up to May 9. According to a report by the Institute for the Study of War, the occupiers previously distributed short, isolated videos,…
The Center has recorded the spread on social media of an emotional video address to the military command allegedly made by a serviceman of the 60th Separate Mechanized Brigade. In reality, the video is a deepfake. Analysis of the footage confirms the use of deepfake technologies to generate the “character’s” face. The voice is robotic…
