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Explosions and fire halt operations at Russia’s top war tech battery plant - Video

The Energia plant, Russia's largest producer of lithium-ion batteries, in the city of Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, has halted operations, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) reported on Telegram on May 23.

23 May 2025, 09:31 AM

Russia aborts Yars ICBM launch, Defense Express says

Russia failed to carry out a planned launch of its RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile overnight on May 19, despite earlier warnings from Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate, Defense Express reported.

19 May 2025, 12:28 PM

Russia spreads disinformation about deadly drone strike on civilian bus near Bilopillia — CCD

Russian propagandists are spreading false claims that a drone strike targeted an “unmarked passenger bus near Tyotkino,” attempting to frame it as a military hit, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation reported on May 18.

18 May 2025, 10:33 PM

Kremlin manipulates Turkey talks timing and place, says Ukrainian official

There has been no agreement on when talks with Russia will start in Turkey, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, wrote on telegram on May 15, refuting Russian propaganda media claims.

15 May 2025, 10:16 AM

Russia gearing up for summer campaign, not negotiations, top security official says

Russia is preparing for a summer military offensive rather than genuine peace negotiations in Istanbul on May 15, Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council’s Center for Countering Disinformation, warned in a Telegram post.

14 May 2025, 01:26 PM

Putin refuses to accept ceasefire due to personal insecurities – Center for Countering Disinformation

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is rejecting calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine because of his own psychological insecurities, Andrii Kovalenko, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) head wrote on Telegram on May 13.

13 May 2025, 01:53 PM

Russia shatters own ‘ceasefire’ with shelling and frontline attacks

Russian troops are violating the so-called “three-day ceasefire” unilaterally declared by the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council reported on Telegram on May 8.

8 May 2025, 12:05 PM

Ukraine responds to Russian propaganda about alleged Oreshnik missile launch plans

Russian propagandists on May 7 spread claims that Moscow was preparing to launch an Oreshnik ballistic missile at Kyiv. Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, explained why such stories are circulating.

7 May 2025, 12:49 PM

Ukrainian drones hit Russian missile plants and airfields

Several key enterprises of Russia’s military-industrial complex and two military airfields came under Ukrainian attack overnight, Andrii Kovalenko, Center for Countering Disinformation head, wrote on May 7.

7 May 2025, 11:45 AM

Russian propaganda revives Odesa 2014 myths, Ukraine warns

Russian propaganda is intensifying false narratives about the May 2, 2014 Odesa clashes, despite law enforcement findings that pro-Russian activists initiated the violence, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council reported on Telegram.

2 May 2025, 04:50 PM

Zelenskyy sanctions former aide Arestovych, blogger Oleshko for Russian propaganda ties

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) sanctions on May 1, targeting former presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych, blogger Myroslav Oleshko, and others for promoting Russian propaganda, according to decrees published on the President’s Office website.

1 May 2025, 05:55 PM

Russia ramps up Shahed drone production, adopts new swarm tactics

Russia has significantly increased production of Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones and introduced a new tactic of “swarm” attacks against Ukraine, Andriy Kovalenko, director of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, reported on Telegram on April 22.

22 April 2025, 05:55 PM

War, sanctions, and neglect: Russia’s tanker troubles spark new environmental threat

Another oil tanker accident has occurred in Russia, resulting in an oil spill in the Tatar Strait off the coast of of Sakhalin Island in the Pacific Ocean, the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported on Telegram on April 21.

21 April 2025, 11:21 AM

Kremlin drags out talks, prepares summer offensive in Ukraine - CCD

The aggressor state Russia is still planning to launch an offensive in the summer, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation head Andrii Kovalenko wrote on Telegram on April 15.

15 April 2025, 12:46 PM

Drone attack targets ammunition depot in Russia's Kursk Oblast - Center for Countering disinformation

Unidentified drones hit a Russian ammunition depot in Kursk Oblast, Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, reported on April 15.

15 April 2025, 12:32 PM

Real progress on war begins with full Russian ceasefire - Center for Countering Disinformation

Recent claims about progress toward resolving Russia’s war against Ukraine are no more than media delusion, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation head Andrii Kovalenko wrote on Telegram on April 11.

11 April 2025, 12:20 PM

Ukraine wavers on labeling Russia’s Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts push as full-scale offensive

While Russian troops have been more active along the international border and the frontlines in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, it is not accurate to call it an offensive at this time, Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council wrote on Telegram on April 9.

9 April 2025, 04:14 PM

Russian forces advance in Toretsk and Zaporizhzhya — DeepState

Russian troops have advanced along two sections of the front line, according to a report from DeepState on April 4.

4 April 2025, 04:30 PM

Russia's massive conscription drive aims to compensate for military losses

Russia's Ministry of Defense plans to conscript 160,000 individuals this spring, the largest draft in 14 years, as part of its strategy to compensate for significant military losses and sustain its war efforts in Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council’s Center for Counteracting Disinformation’s message on Telegram on April 1.

1 April 2025, 06:05 PM

Ukraine sees first Shahed-free night in over three months

Russia's army did not launch any Shahed attack drones against Ukraine — the first pause of its kind since Dec. 10, 2024, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, wrote on April 1.

1 April 2025, 10:01 AM

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