Center for Countering Disinformation

No official data Iran plans to launch missile strike on Ukraine – Disinformation Center

Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, dismissed reports that Iran's regime could launch a missile strike on Ukraine on July 28.

28 July, 04:39 PM

Netflix buys rights to additional Masha and the Bear seasons

Netflix has acquired streaming rights to two new seasons of the Russian animated series Masha and the Bear, which Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation has described as a Kremlin propaganda tool.

23 June, 01:44 PM

Kyiv warns of escalating consequences following Moscow drone strikes

If the Kremlin does not stop its war on Ukraine, the situation will become significantly worse for residents of major Russian cities, particularly Moscow and St. Petersburg, Center for Countering Disinformation head Andrii Kovalenko wrote in a statement on May 17.

18 May, 11:00 AM

Satellite images show fire at Sterlitamak plant after Ukraine strike

A large fire broke out at the Sterlitamak Petrochemical Plant in Bashkortostan after a Ukrainian strike on Apr. 15, according to satellite images published by Schemes from Planet Labs.

16 April, 03:00 PM

Russia plans to continue war against Ukraine at least through end of summer

Russia is continuing attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and frontline assaults, planning to fight at least until the end of summer, said Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, on Telegram on Apr. 2.

2 April, 10:55 AM

Zelenskyy calls WSJ reports 'fake', denies 'three year war' plans

Ukraine’s Presidential Office rejected media reports claiming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had ordered preparations for three more years of war after peace talks allegedly collapsed.

20 February, 02:33 PM

Ukraine calls Russian claim of Kupyansk Vuzlovyi capture a ‘ridiculous lie’

Ukraine’s Center for Counteracting Disinformation has rejected a claim by Russian General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov that Russian forces captured the settlement of Kupyansk Vuzlovyi in Kharkiv Oblast, Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center, wrote on Telegram.

27 January, 02:40 PM

Kyiv: Putin stalling war to dodge Trump peace plan and U.S. sanctions

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is seeking to prolong Russia’s war against Ukraine and lay the groundwork to evade key provisions of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan that would demand concrete actions from Moscow, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, on Jan. 2.

2 January, 01:12 PM

Russian state TV airs fake BBC reporter during Putin’s live Q&A — video

During Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s televised Q&A, state-run media aired footage of a man presented as BBC journalist Steve Rosenberg — but it wasn’t him, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation reported.

23 December 2025, 11:46 AM

Russia launches disinformation campaign about 'rebuilding' Mariupol

Russia has launched yet another information campaign aimed at creating a false impression of “reconstruction” in temporarily occupied Mariupol, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported on Dec. 22.

23 December 2025, 09:10 AM

Center for Countering Disinformation names Russia's goals in peace talks

It is an illusion that Russia has agreed to the U.S.-backed peace plan, head of the National Security and Defense Council’s Center for Countering Disinformation Andrii Kovalenko said on Telegram on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 04:00 PM

Ukrainian soldier explains key threat to Zaporizhzhya and Russia’s tactics along defensive lines

In the Zaporizhzhya direction, Russian invaders are attempting to continue their offensive by bypassing Ukrainian positions and trying to use infiltration tactics. The main threat remains in the Huliaipole area, Oleksii Svynarenko, spokesperson for Ukraine’s assault units, said on Kyiv24 on Dec. 7.

7 December 2025, 07:38 PM

Russia expands economic footprint in Kenya to boost African influence

Russia is ramping up economic cooperation with Kenya in an effort to solidify its political influence — and using these ties to recruit African citizens to fight against Ukraine, Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) wrote on Nov. 11.

12 November 2025, 10:23 AM

Ukraine: Russia’s 'nuclear drills' part of information war against Trump

Russia’s recent launch of Yars and Sineva intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) during so-called nuclear “drills” was an information operation designed to undermine U.S. President Donald Trump’s international image, Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, said on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 04:45 PM

Moscow blames Ukraine for Poland drone strike in propaganda push

Russian propaganda is attempting to shift responsibility for the drones that violated Poland’s airspace onto Ukraine, the Center for Countering Disinformation reported on Sept. 10.

10 September 2025, 01:10 PM

Russian propaganda revives fake claims of ‘black transplantology’ in Ukraine - CCD

Russia has ramped up an old propaganda campaign accusing Ukraine of being involved in illegal organ trafficking, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported on Sept. 4.

4 September 2025, 01:30 PM

Ukraine warns of Russia’s deceptive air ceasefire plan

Russia’s idea of an “air ceasefire” without halting ground operations is a strategy to buy time, the Center for Countering Disinformation under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council said on Telegram on Aug. 6.

6 August 2025, 03:59 PM

Zelenskyy sanctions 5 individuals for spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has imposed sanctions on five individuals — three Ukrainians and two Russians — for spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda, according to a decree published on the President’s website on July 20.

20 July 2025, 06:39 PM

Ukraine’s National Guard shows drone-dropped 'gifts' for invaders on frontline

Ukrainian forces are successfully using drones to mine enemy supply routes, the Chervona Kalyna Brigade said on Telegram on July 18.

18 July 2025, 11:56 AM

Satellite image shows SBU strike on missile depot in Donetsk Oblast was highly effective

A Ukrainian Security Service strike on a missile depot near occupied Khartsyzk on the night of July 2–3 destroyed all buildings at the facility, according to a July 11 satellite image obtained by NV.

12 July 2025, 08:58 PM

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