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Schoolchildren from occupied Luhansk Oblast spend month at military training camp in Siberia

Teenagers from the temporarily occupied Bilovodsk in Luhansk Oblast spent more than a month at a camp near Novosibirsk, where they took a basic soldier training course conducted by Russian forces, Luhansk governor Artem Lysohor reported on Sept. 2.

2 September 2024, 11:15 AM

Ukrainian hackers disrupt Russian TV, show war realities - NV sources

Cyber-specialists of the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) hacked the servers of Russian TV channels and broadcast objective footage of the war in Ukraine, NV sources in the agency said on Aug. 22.

22 August 2024, 02:13 PM

Russian propaganda campaign in Europe tries to stop Ukrainians from returning home

Russia is preparing new propaganda operations in Europe, specifically targeting Ukrainian refugees, to discourage them from returning to Ukraine, according to Vadym Skibitskyi, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, as reported by the Directorate on Aug. 21

21 August 2024, 06:45 PM

Russian claim of destroying German IRIS-T in Ukraine proven false—target was a decoy

A report circulated by Russian propagandists claiming that the Russian army destroyed a German IRIS-T air defense system in Ukraine’s Sumy region is false—the target was actually a decoy. Julian Röpcke, an expert from BILD, debunked the claim on Aug 19.

19 August 2024, 03:12 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

Russian propaganda scrambles to reassure Kursk residents

The Kremlin has instructed its loyal media to try and reassure Kursk Oblast residents that dictator Vladimir Putin “won’t abandon anyone in peril,” while Ukrainian troops continue advancing deeper into the region, independent Russian outlet Meduza reported on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 10:20 PM

YouTube becomes inaccessible on computers in Russia

The YouTube website has become inaccessible on computers in Russia, with over 5,000 users reporting issues accessing the platform, according to the RIA Novosti propaganda agency on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 06:39 PM

Czech MEP complains about Azov soldiers visit to Prague - Foreign Minister responds harshly

Czech MEP from the Communist Party of Czechia and Moravia, Kateřino Konečná complained to Foreign Affairs Minister, Jan Lipavský, about the Third Separate Assault Brigade and former Azov soldiers visit to Prague, Idnes publication reported on July 30.

31 July 2024, 11:29 AM

Russia attempts to publish article in Odesa media under HUR's name

The Russians tried to publish a fake "article" in the media under the guise of the Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR) to trigger decadent mood in society, the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security (CSCIS) reported on Facebook on July 29.

30 July 2024, 10:39 AM

Russia accuses Ukraine of aiding Wagner PMC defeat in Mali

Kremlin propagandists have accused the Ukrainian military of involvement in the defeat of the Wagner PMC in Mali, according to a post on the RT Telegram channel on July 29.

30 July 2024, 12:59 AM

Kremlin imposes propaganda books in Ukrainian schools and libraries

Russia is intensifying its propaganda efforts in the occupied regions of Ukraine, with plans to mandate the distribution of pro-Russian literature, the Defense Ministry’s Center for National Resistance reported on July 27.

27 July 2024, 01:51 PM

Russia slows YouTube speeds in social media crackdown

Russia is throttling access to Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube as the Kremlin moves toward blocking one of the last U.S. social media sites still available in the country, Bloomberg reported on July 24.

26 July 2024, 05:40 PM

Ukraine charges key Kremlin propagandist in occupied Donetsk

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has charged Kremlin propagandist Nikolay Cherkashin in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, the SBU reported on Telegram on July 23.

23 July 2024, 04:20 PM

Hackers exploit Russian software to post on Ukrainian Telegram channels

Several well-known Ukrainian Telegram channels published provocative messages on July 21, the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine reported on Telegram.

21 July 2024, 06:10 PM

22-year-old Rivne resident sets Ukrainian soldiers' cars on fire under Russian orders

A 22-year-old resident of Rivne set fire to the cars of Ukrainian soldiers following orders from Russia. Videos of the burned cars were later published by Russian propaganda media, portraying the incidents as acts of arson by "Ukrainians who oppose mobilization," the National Police reported on Facebook on July 16.

16 July 2024, 04:48 PM

Russia claims Ukraine plans Kyiv and Kaniv dams sabotage

The Russian Foreign Ministry falsely claimed that Ukraine is planning to sabotage the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant (Kyiv HPP) and the Kaniv Reservoir to blame Russia, aiming to incite panic among Ukrainians, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation reported on Telegram on July 12.

12 July 2024, 06:19 PM

Ukraine bars far-left German MP from entry

Sören Pellmann, a German MP representing Die Linke party, has been deported from Ukraine and barred from entering the country, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirmed on July 11.

11 July 2024, 10:03 PM

ISW exposes Russian propaganda and lies as it tries to disclaim responsibility for Okhmatdyt attack

The evidence available leaves no chance to the Russian authorities and propagandists to shift blame for the Okhmatdyt hospital attack in Kyiv, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on July 8.

9 July 2024, 11:12 AM

Russia falsely claims Ukrainian textbooks glorify Hitler

Russia is spreading false claims that Ukrainian textbooks glorify Adolf Hitler as a liberator, Ukraine’s Strategic Communication Center SPRAVDI reported on Telegram on July 3.

4 July 2024, 11:52 AM

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