Andrii Kovalenko

Ukraine suggests partial fire halt to gauge Russia

Ukraine’s delegation at negotiations with the United States in Saudi Arabia might offer a ceasefire covering air operations, sea actions, and energy infrastructure attacks as a trial for Russia, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, told reporters on March 11.

11 March 2025, 01:42 PM

Mass drone strikes on Moscow amid Saudi peace talks send clear message to Putin - Ukrainian CCD

The massive overnight drone strike on Moscow and other Russia's oblasts serves as a clear signal to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) said on March 11.

11 March 2025, 01:28 PM

Key Russian oil refinery targeted in overnight attack - Video

The Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast was attacked overnight by a swarm of drones, Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation reported on Telegram on March 10.

10 March 2025, 10:19 AM

Moscow plans to launch 500 Shaheds and decoys at once, HUR warns

Russia has significantly increased its drone production and is preparing to launch around 500 UAVs at Ukraine simultaneously, Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence, told RBC-Ukraine on March 3.

3 March 2025, 10:41 AM

Ukraine refutes Russian breakthrough to Sumy Oblast

Russian infantry groups are trying to carry out attacks along the Ukrainian border in Sumy Oblast, but there is no breakthrough, Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported on Telegram on Feb. 28.

28 February 2025, 01:24 PM

Center for Countering Disinformation responds to question on whether the US could disable Starlink

Ukraine has alternatives to Starlink for satellite communication used by its Defense Forces, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the NSDC Center for Countering Disinformation, said on Feb. 22.

22 February 2025, 01:38 PM

Kremlin escalates information war against Ukraine, Europe – Center for Countering Disinformation

Russian intelligence services are entering an active phase of influence operations (pryops) targeting Ukraine and Europe, Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) wrote on Feb. 21.

21 February 2025, 12:01 PM

U.S. may be playing complex diplomatic game after Trump-Putin call - CCD

What the United States is now doing can be described as strategic ambiguity in diplomacy, Andriy Kovalenko, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation head wrote on Telegram on Feb. 13.

13 February 2025, 01:17 PM

Drones target vital Russian oil and logistics hub - Video

An overnight drone attack targeted Russia’a administrative center of Krasnodar and one of the largest oil refineries in southern Russia, Afipsky, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD), reported on Telegram on Feb. 10

10 February 2025, 10:38 AM

Musk and Trump Jr. push fake claim that USAID paid celebrities to visit Ukraine

American billionaire Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the U.S. president, shared a fake video on X alleging that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) financed celebrity visits to Ukraine.

6 February 2025, 12:15 PM

Russian special services deceive and eliminate saboteurs recruited in Ukraine – security official

Russian special services are deceiving and attempting to eliminate recruited saboteurs who agree to carry out bombings at military recruitment centers in Ukraine, Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation said on Feb. 5.

5 February 2025, 05:19 PM

Russia evacuates Orenburg gas plant amid aerial threat

Russia has evacuated the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant amid an aerial threat, the Center for Countering Disinformation head, Andrii Kovalenko, wrote on Telegram on Feb. 3.

3 February 2025, 10:45 AM

Ukrainian security official refutes claims of new Russian Iskander missile with 1,000 km range

Reports by Military Watch Magazine that Russia has developed a new Iskander ballistic missile capable of flying 1,000 kilometers are false, the head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, said on Telegram on Jan. 31.

31 January 2025, 05:15 PM

Ukraine still receiving U.S. military aid despite funding pause, says NSDC representative

The United States is continuing to provide military assistance to Ukraine under previously approved aid packages, despite a temporary pause in foreign aid funding, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, said on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 01:03 PM

Ukrainian state registers resume operations after cyberattack by Russia

The Unified and State Registers are back online following a cyberattack by Russia, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine said on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 01:46 PM

Ukraine’s Armed Forces deliver precision strike on Russian command post in occupied Khartsyzk

On Jan. 8, Ukraine’s Armed Forces carried out a precision strike on the command post of Russia’s 8th Guards Combined Arms Army in Khartsyzk, Donetsk Oblast, according to Ukraine’s General Staff.

8 January 2025, 06:00 PM

Important military object in Russia's Kursk attacked, top Ukrainian security official confirms

A significant military object in Kursk, Russia, was attacked on Jan. 5, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, reported on Telegram.

7 January 2025, 03:19 PM

Russia stockpiles missiles, signaling intent to prolong the war in Ukraine

Russian forces have stockpiled various types of missiles, including Kh-101, Kalibr, and ballistic missiles, to target Ukraine, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, on Dec. 30.

30 December 2024, 01:48 PM

Russians erased one of Ukraine’s most confidential registries in latest cyberattack — Maluska

During a large-scale cyberattack on Ukrainian state registries on Dec. 19, Russians deleted one of the most confidential registries — the State Civil Status Acts Registry, Former Justice Minister Denys Maluska stated in a comment to NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda on Dec. 22.

22 December 2024, 01:18 PM

Russian GRU-linked hackers responsible for attack on Ukrainian Justice Ministry registries

Russian hackers linked to GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate) launched a major cyber attack on the Ukrainian Justice Ministry's state registries, Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation, said on Telegram on Dec. 20.

20 December 2024, 01:20 PM

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