information warfare

Russian-linked hackers target Signal and WhatsApp users

Hackers linked to Russian intelligence services carried out a large-scale campaign targeting users of commercial messaging apps, including Signal and WhatsApp, the FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said, Reuters reported on March 20.

22 March, 10:34 AM

‘Manipulating public emotion’: Budanov warns Russia is waging a deliberate information war to destroy Ukraine from within

Russia is carrying out a targeted information war against Ukraine in an effort to manipulate public sentiment and undermine national unity from within — but those efforts will fail, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said on the national television on Aug. 6.

6 August 2025, 10:22 AM

ISW exposes Russia’s calculated use of Medvedev’s nuclear rhetoric

The Kremlin is deliberately downplaying the role of Security Council Deputy Chair Dmitry Medvedev in Russia’s actual decision-making, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Aug. 4.

5 August 2025, 10:30 AM

How Kharkiv Media Hub helps the world report Russia’s war

A long, essential read: an in-depth interview with the founders of Kharkiv Media Hub, the people helping shape how the world sees Russia’s war. Operating at the frontline between truth and propaganda, they navigate disinformation, guide foreign reporters through chaos, and handle everything from spy scandals to narrative warfare—offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at global war reporting.

29 June 2025, 10:29 PM

Russia launches dual disinformation campaigns to break Ukraine’s will

Russia is planning to run two simultaneous disinformation campaigns: one targeting the international audience, another one aimed at Ukrainian society, Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) Chief Andrii Kovalenko wrote on June 20.

20 June 2025, 12:05 PM

Zelenskyy and top officials targeted by fake Telegram channels - Center for Countering Disinformation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, First Lady Olena Zelenska, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, and SBU Chief Vasyl Maliuk's fake profiles appeared online, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported on May 19.

20 May 2025, 09:00 AM

Ukraine turns to TikTok to pierce Russian control behind enemy lines

TikTok became an effective alternative channel of delivering information to residents of the Russian-occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine after YouTube was blocked, Radio Donbas Realities editor Tetyana Yakubovych said on May 9 at the 17th annual Kyiv Security Forum (KSF) titled UA: Unite Again to Defeat the Global Aggressor.

9 May 2025, 10:05 PM

Russia ramps up information war against Ukraine, Foreign Intelligence Service says

Russia has escalated its disinformation efforts targeting Ukraine, focusing on a narrative that Kyiv is unwilling to negotiate an end to the conflict, according to a statement from Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service on April 5.

5 April 2025, 10:22 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

Kremlin’s weakness lies inside: Ukraine’s long game in the war with Russia

Russia’s war against Ukraine isn’t just a fight over land—it’s a battle for survival. But Ukraine’s best chance for victory might not come from military strength alone. It could hinge on a strategy that focuses on transforming Russia from within, especially by supporting internal and external groups opposed to the Kremlin’s regime, chipping away at its dominant neo-imperial narrative.

2 November 2024, 04:25 PM

Latvia blocks 17 websites spreading Russian propaganda

Latvia’s National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) has restricted domestic access to 17 websites for spreading Russian propaganda, the country’s official publisher Latvijas Vēstnesis announced on Oct. 23.

23 October 2024, 08:28 PM

HUR launches massive DDoS attack on Russian government agencies and large companies – NV source

Cyber specialists of Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (HUR) are conducting a large-scale DDoS attack on electronic services of Russia, source in Ukrainian intelligence service told NV on July 5.

5 June 2024, 03:26 PM

Russia supplies far-right European politicians using former Ukrainian MP’s media – The Washington Post

Pro-Russian Voice of Europe media, launched in Czechia in May 2023, allegedly funded Russian propaganda by funneling up to 1 million euros monthly through far-right politicians across five European nations to bolster the standing of pro-Russian candidates in European Parliament elections, The Washington Post reported on June 3.

3 June 2024, 05:38 PM

‘Russia is waging information warfare’: Russia knocks out TV broadcasting in Sumy & Kharkiv oblasts

Russia launched missile and air strikes targeting radio tech facilities in northern Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, knocking out broadcast capabilities in several areas, the Sumy Regional Military Administration reported on Telegram on March 14.

14 March 2024, 02:25 PM

Russia is France’s top threat today - French Interior Ministry

France’s main enemy and biggest threat today is Russia, and the country is tired of Russian “foreign interference,” French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told the French Senate's legal committee, BFM TV reported.

28 February 2024, 02:25 PM

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