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Russia begins three-part terror campaign against Kyiv

Russia has launched a three-tier campaign of bombardments, sabotage, and political chaos targeting Kyiv, The Economist reported on Sept. 29.

30 September, 10:40 AM

Latvia rejects Moscow’s claim that Baltic states help Ukraine launch strikes on Russia

Latvia’s Defense Ministry rejected Russia’s claim that the Baltic states are allowing Ukraine to use their territory for attacks on Russia, according to a ministry press release issued on March 27.

27 March, 07:54 PM

Russia ramping up operations in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region

Russia is urgently ramping up operations in Moldova's Transnistria region — the so-called “PMR” — to divert Ukrainian resources toward the growing threat from the Russian enclave, NV sources said on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 05:19 PM

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

Most military recruitment incidents faked – Command North

During August, 41 incidents involving representatives of Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers were reported in areas under the jurisdiction of Ukraine’s Operational Command North, according to its Aug. 31 report.

31 August 2025, 04:50 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

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

Russia funds NGOs to sow discord between Ukrainians at home and abroad

Moscow is funding the work of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to create divisions between Ukrainians who remain in the country and those who have left, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported on Aug. 21.

21 August 2024, 11:43 PM

SBU detains pro-Russian OPFL party member attempting illegal Slovakia border crossing

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a previously accused MP from the banned pro-Russian Opposition Platform For Life party while illegally crossing the border with Slovakia, SBU Office in Cherkasy Oblast reported on Facebook on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 01:38 PM

Zelenskyy reports successful counteroffensive in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts

Ukrainian armed forces have successfully destroyed a Russian flag in Ryzhivka, Sumy Oblast, which had been installed by Russian troops as part of a psychological operations campaign, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Telegram.

10 June 2024, 01:33 PM

Russia to spend $15 million in effort to discredit Ukrainian military intelligence in new propaganda campaign

Russian special services will spend $15 million on a new information and psychological operation (PSYOP) to discredit Ukrainian intelligence, Ukraine's HUR Military Intelligence reported on Telegram on June 7.

7 June 2024, 01:50 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

Russians may be preparing provocations in Kherson – Local governor

Russians are spreading disinformation that “a provocation to stage death of civilians is allegedly planned” in Kherson, local governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Telegram on June 3.

3 June 2024, 01:28 PM

Russian campaign interferes with Ukraine's mobilization — Defense Ministry

Russian special services are conducting a campaign to disrupt mobilization in Ukraine, Defense Ministry spokesperson Dmytro Lazutkin said in an interview with Radio NV.

21 May 2024, 04:22 PM

Russians claim US seeking Zelensky's replacement — CCD denies

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service’s (SVR) claim that the US is seeking to replace Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was debunked by the Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD), according to a Telegram post on May 6.

7 May 2024, 12:55 PM

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