At a meeting with international journalists, the russian dictator reiterated a standard set of propaganda points and threatened the West with “asymmetric responses.” ▫️ He once again insisted that Ukraine started the war, repeated the claim about 8 years of “russian blood being shed in Donbas,” and alleged that the Ukrainian government is illegitimate. ▫️…
russian media are actively reporting on the launch of major russian state-owned banks in the occupied territories. Meanwhile, ATMs are being installed, and branches of these financial institutions are allegedly being rapidly established in these areas. Despite the occupation of Crimea and parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions lasting for 10 years, russian banks…
moscow keeps boosting its spending on “patriotic” films to shape a vision of the war that is favorable to the kremlin. Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, around $30 million has been allocated for this—3.5 times more than before 2022. The storylines of these films align with the kremlin’s propaganda narrative. They…
Ru-propaganda tries to present the construction of a military logistics facility in the occupied territories of Ukraine as an act of “care” for the local population The occupiers are building a railroad from rostov-on-don to Crimea through the TOT of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions to create a narrative of a “happy occupation.” The propaganda…
The enemy spreads disinformation and manipulative messages about alleged preparations in Ukraine to mobilize women and lower the mobilization age. russian propaganda sources are actively spreading an interview with one of the Ukrainian military officers discussing the potential lowering of the mobilization age to 23 and the extension of mobilization to women. However, they manipulate…
The kremlin continues to exploit children from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine for propaganda purposes. In recent days, there has been a surge in manipulative and propaganda materials targeting children on the occasion of International Children’s Day. The enemy justifies the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by claiming they need to “help the children of…
The hostile media widely spread vladimir putin’s communication with a large family from occupied Mariupol, during which the russian dictator lists “improvements” in the city, and people in the video nod kindly in response. ◾️ A large part of Mariupol remains in ruins, and its residents record video messages saying that they are still unable…
belarus continues its campaign to create tension on the border with Ukraine, helping the kremlin in its information war. In particular, the first deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of belarus, Alaexander Khudoleev, announced that the Gomel region bordering Ukraine is ready to be put on wartime alert. ◾️ This statement, as predicted…
russia continues to use children from the occupied territories in its propaganda against Ukraine, trying to justify its own crimes. ru-propaganda has created a video about the “genocide of children in Ukraine,” which contains the following disinformation messages: ◽️ “16-year-olds are being mobilized in Ukraine”;◽️ “The world accuses Zelenskyy of genocide”;◽️ “Ukraine sells children abroad.”…
russia continues its policy of blackmailing the West, trying to disrupt arms supplies to our country and weaken its political support in the world. This is evidenced by statements from a new interview with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, which is a mixture of manipulation and threats. In particular, the head of russian diplomacy expressed…
The enemy propaganda is actively spreading another statement by the russian defense ministry accusing the Ukrainian Defense Forces of using toxic substances against the russian military. In addition, the enemy’s propaganda resources are spreading information about the alleged intention of the Ukrainian military to use chemical warfare gases, including the banned lewisite, in the Kharkiv…
The Center for Countering Disinformation has identified a hostile information campaign codenamed «Dozor» launched by the russians to collect data on the personnel of the Defense Forces, including the TRC employees, military equipment, and logistical routes of their transportation, military facilities and critical infrastructure, etc. ◾️ Also, the «Dozor» project, which was allegedly launched by…
