russian propagandists claim that this year the russian budget received more than 100 billion rubles in taxes from the occupied Ukrainian territories. ▫️ However, this amount is significantly less than what the russian budget spends on maintaining the occupied territories. Moreover, much of these funds are allocated as subsidies—untargeted revenues that cannot be properly monitored,…
The tendency to reduce budget spendin for russian regions has been ongoing since the beginning of 2024, but only now have representatives of the kremlin regime begun to openly admit that the regions will have to sacrifice some of their interests to finance the war. ▫️ valentina matvienko, speaker of the federation council of russia,…
russian propaganda is intensively spreading disinformation about the alleged setting up of “concentration camps” by Ukraine, this time in the Sumy region. The propagandists claim that these camps allegedly hold not only russian civilians captured in the kursk region but also local Ukrainians who are “waiting for the russian army”. ▫️ The russians are quite…
russian propaganda is spreading a statement by the russian minister of industry and trade, anton alikhanov, claiming a 25% increase in steel production in the occupied territories in 2023, amounting to 2.33 million tons of steel. ▫️ By talking about such “successes,” the russian minister promotes the propaganda narrative that russia allegedly brings stability, investment,…
The head of the russian foreign intelligence service, sergei naryshkin, has accused Ukraine and its partners of planning and carrying out terrorist attacks in russia. He made the following disinformation claims: ▫️ “U.S. intelligence provides Kyiv with data for strikes on civilian infrastructure in russia”; ▫️ “Ukraine was planning to seize and mine the kursk…
Along with the increase in war spending, moscow is significantly boosting its spending on propaganda, while cutting back on social spending. ▫️ The draft state budget for 2025 allocates more than 137 billion rubles (over $1.4 billion) to fund state propaganda resources, including TV channels, media, and Internet projects. This represents a 13% increase in…
russian propagandists claim that the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly used Western chemical weapons disguised as smoke grenades in sudzha (kursk region) in August, citing igor kirillov, chief of russian nbc protection troops. This is a fake. First, as a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention, Ukraine is strictly complying with its obligations. Secondly, russia has…
Today, on vladimir putin’s 72nd birthday, the cult of his personality in russia has reached its peak. ▫️ Popular propaganda messages this year include “putin is the most influential leader of the 21st century” and “putin’s rise to power is due to God’s providence.” Standard narratives like “returning russian lands” and “raising russia from its…
russian propaganda is actively promoting the computer game “Detachment 22: ZOV” based on the war in Ukraine and developed by russian programmers in collaboration with the russian ministry of defense. ▫️ The game is set to launch in December and its creators claim that it will include “educational elements” modeled on military operations in Ukraine….
Zamir Kabulov, special representative of the president of the russian federation for Afghanistan, announced the decision to remove the Afghan Islamist movement Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations. According to him, the decision has been “approved at the highest level” and will be “announced soon.” ▫️ russian authorities first mentioned this step in May,…
russian propaganda continues its disinformation campaign, falsely alleging that Ukrainian instructors are training international terrorists in Syria alongside the United States. This narrative has been supported by russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. ▫️ russia’s foreign intelligence service has repeatedly spread this fake without providing any evidence. ▫️ According to Andriy Kovalenko, Head of the Center…
russian media have increasingly spread staged videos about alleged “atrocities by the Ukrainian Armed Forces” in the kursk region to discredit Ukraine’s military. In particular, the Center for Countering Disinformation recorded another wave of disinformation around the following topics: ▫️ “Shooting of civilians”. Russians claim to have found video evidence of civilians being killed, allegedly…
