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Trump ducks question on Putin and slams MS NOW as ‘fake network’

U.S. President Donald Trump refused to answer an MS NOW reporter when asked why Russian dictator Vladimir Putin ignored his demands to halt strikes on Ukraine and to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling the network “fake” during a White House press briefing on November 9.

10 November, 08:47 AM

Russian military generates AI deepfakes to claim territorial gains in Ukraine — FT

Russian military units are deploying AI-generated deepfake videos to fabricate the capture of Ukrainian towns they do not control, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Nov. 9.

9 November, 12:53 PM

Russia spreads fake $140 million Ukraine corruption story during U.S. talks

Russians created and spread an AI-generated fake claiming that Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau, or NABU, had searched former head of Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency Arsen Zhumadilov and found $140 million in cash. NABU conducted no such searches. Russia pushed the fake in an effort to portray Ukraine to the West as corrupt while Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, was holding talks with a U.S. delegation in New York.

25 September, 04:15 PM

The New Voice of Ukraine discovers fake copy of its website with planted story

KYIV, Sept. 25, 2026 — A falsified copy of the New Voice of Ukraine’s (NV) website was discovered by the news outlet yesterday, the New Voice of Ukraine’s managing editor, Romeo Kokriatski, reported on Sept. 25th. The falsified copy consists of NV content snapshotted on Sept. 23rd, according to internal investigations, and one article that the NV newsroom had not published.

25 September, 02:00 PM

Malicious actors copy NV website design to spread fake news – editorial team

NV’s editorial team says it has no connection to the nvukraine.com domain, where malicious actors copied the NV.ua website to spread a fake story alleging “searches of a former defense procurement chief.”

25 September, 01:17 PM

Russian bloggers rage at false frontline reports as Ukraine advances near Lyman — ISW

Russian military bloggers are openly conceding Ukrainian counterattacks near Lyman while criticizing the Russian command's chronic practice of filing false battlefield reports, the ISW reported on Sept. 9.

10 September, 09:47 AM

AFU mocks Putin after dictator claims encirclement near non-existent river

The Armed Forces of Ukraine responded to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s claim that Ukrainian units were "surrounded" near the Stary Oskol in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, the military wrote on June 29.

29 June, 12:51 PM

ISW debunks Russia's third claim of capturing Luhansk Oblast

Russian troops have captured the entire Luhansk Oblast, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed for the third time during the full-scale invasion, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on April 1.

2 April, 10:02 AM

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 pushes false narrative of looming attack on Chernihiv — ISW

Russia has likely launched a new cognitive warfare campaign by spreading information about an alleged offensive on the city of Chernihiv, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Dec. 4.

5 December 2025, 10:08 AM

Rubio denies NBC report claiming U.S. army sec warned Ukraine of 'imminent defeat'

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called an NBC News report claiming Army Secretary Dan Driscoll warned Ukrainian officials of an "imminent defeat" during last week's Kyiv meetings "100% fake news reports," he posted on X on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 11:55 AM

Zelenskyy debunks Kremlin myth of mass encirclements

Moscow’s claim of thousands of Ukrainian troops being encircled near Kupyansk and Pokrovsk is 'a complete lie' as Defense Forces control the situation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told TSN channel on Oct. 26.

27 October 2025, 10:00 AM

Ukrainian forces still defend Chasiv Yar as Russia spreads occupation fake

Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold positions in the city of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Grouping spokesperson Viktor Trehubov said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine on July 31.

31 July 2025, 02:35 PM

DeepState exposes false reports from Vuhledar tactical group in Pokrovsk sector

Russian forces are making gains near the Vuhledar Tactical Group on the Pokrovsk axis, but these advances are further undermined by false battlefield reports from Ukrainian units, DeepState monitoring group reported on June 26.

27 June 2025, 11:26 AM

Russia spreading false claim of Ukrainian air defense missile hitting Kyiv high-rise

Russia falsely claimed a Ukrainian air defense missile struck the Solomianskyi district apartment block in Kyiv during a June 17 attack to justify its war crimes, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported on Telegram.

18 June 2025, 05:13 PM

Russian troops continue storming ‘captured’ village in Donetsk Oblast for second week — video

Russian claims of control over the village of Rozlyv in Donetsk Oblast do not reflect reality, as fighting for the settlement is still ongoing, Lieutenant Colonel Oleksii Bielskii, spokesperson for the Vuhledar tactical group told NV on April 15.

15 April 2025, 01:50 PM

Zelenskyy aide calls 2025 election rumors nonsense

Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak called the rumors about Ukraine allegedly preparing for elections in the summer of 2025 “absolute nonsense.” He said this in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on April 9.

10 April 2025, 03:45 PM

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

Russia falsely claims U.S. may remove Volodymyr Zelenskyy over Ukraine's Kursk Oblast offensive

Russian propagandists are falsely claiming that the U.S. may consider removing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid Ukraine's military operation in Kursk Oblast, according to the SPRAVDI Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security on Aug. 17.

17 August 2024, 04:11 PM

Moldova denies F-16s for Ukraine will be stationed on its soil, Russia's claims false

F-16s provided to Ukraine would be stationed in Moldova, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry denied Russian claims on Aug. 13.

13 August 2024, 07:00 PM

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