Russian disinformation

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

Kremlin-aligned blogger admits Russian claims on Svyatohirsk are false – ISW

A video from Ukrainian Third Army Corps Commander Andrii Biletskyi debunked Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s claims that his forces “captured” the city, forcing even a Kremlin-aligned military blogger to admit the claim was false, according to a September 7 report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

8 September, 12:28 PM

Government disinformation chief confirms Ukraine will not mobilize women

Ukraine has no plans to draft women into the military, keeping all female service strictly voluntary, Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andriy Kovalenko reported on August 25.

25 August, 11:33 AM

Ukraine rejects Russia’s claim it captured Nova Sich village in Sumy Oblast

Ukraine’s Defense Forces rejected the Russian Defense Ministry’s claim that Russian troops had captured Nova Sich, a village in the Yunakivka community of Sumy Oblast.

30 July, 03:48 PM

Warsaw condemns Putin’s allegations of Polish plans to annex Western Ukraine

The Polish Foreign Ministry categorically rejected Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s claims regarding a “territorial division of Ukraine”, calling any suggestions of Warsaw's involvement entirely groundless, according to an official statement published on July 28.

28 July, 01:55 PM

Russia claims chief engineer at Zaporizhzhya NPP killed in drone strike

The chief engineer at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant Alexander Yakovlev was killed in a drone attack near the station according to Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, Reuters reported on July 15.

16 July, 08:44 AM

NABU denies false Russian claims of “investigation” into Olena Zelenska

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) refuted Russian disinformation claims alleging that Ukraine’s first lady, Elena Zelenska, is under “investigation”, the agency wrote on May 17.

18 May, 10:47 AM

Moscow spreads fakes to derail Ukraine's growing ties with Gulf countries

Russia has intensified its propaganda, spreading fakes about Ukraine's alleged failures in cooperation with the Persian Gulf countries, and is expected to step up its disinfo campaign, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned on April 7.

7 April, 02:04 PM

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 claims France, UK plotting nuclear bomb for Kyiv as peace talks stall

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claimed that France and the United Kingdom are preparing to arm Ukraine with a nuclear bomb, the Russian state news agency TASS reported on Feb. 24.

24 February, 03:19 PM

Trump says he doesn’t believe Russia’s claim of Ukrainian strike on Putin’s residence

U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not believe Russia’s claim that Ukraine struck dictator Vladimir Putin’s residence with a drone, Reuters reported on Jan. 5.

5 January, 10:47 AM

Ukraine debunks Russian claims of capturing Huliaipole, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk

Ukraine’s General Staff has dismissed Russian claims of capturing the cities of Huliaipole, Myrnohrad, and Pokrovsk as false, saying the statements do not match realities on the battlefield.

28 December 2025, 10:16 AM

Kremlin propagandists normalize terrorism abroad under 'mirror response' logic

A recent Russian state TV broadcast laid bare something that should no longer be ignored: the Kremlin’s domestic propaganda machine now speaks the language of terrorism — not metaphorically, but literally.

8 November 2025, 03:45 PM

Russia raises propaganda funding by 54% in 2026 budget — Ukraine’s MFA

Russia boosts 2026 propaganda funding by 54% despite military cuts, while Ukraine bolsters its information resilience, Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Oct. 19.

20 October 2025, 10:04 AM

Russia's new Orthodox messenger Zosima collects excessive personal data

Russia has launched a new “Orthodox messenger” app called Zosima, but it has already sparked controversy just days after its release, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation reported on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 02:08 PM

Explosion disables major Kuibyshev–Lysychansk oil pipeline in Russia’s Saratov Oblast

A main oil pipeline, the Kuibyshev–Lysychansk line, was disabled in Russia’s Saratov Oblast after an explosion, sources in Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate told NV on Sept. 9.

9 September 2025, 05:47 PM

U.S. exits anti-disinformation deal with Europe—report

The United States has terminated the memorandum on countering foreign propaganda it signed with European countries last year, the Financial Times reported on Sept. 8, citing European officials.

9 September 2025, 01:19 AM

YouTube deletes major pro-Russian propaganda channel

YouTube has removed the channel of pro-Russian propagandist Diana Panchenko, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) announced on Aug. 13.

14 August 2025, 02:06 AM

Kremlin reuses anti-Ukraine tactics against U.S. leadership

The Kremlin is employing an information warfare strategy against U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration that mirrors the tactics it has previously used against Ukraine and its allies, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Aug. 6.

7 August 2025, 10:52 AM

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