Russian propaganda

Russia recruits up to 15,000 Cubans for propaganda purposes — HUR

Russia has recruited up to 15 Cuban citizens to participate in the war against Ukraine, Military Intelligence (HUR) representative Andrii Chernyak said in a comment to Donbas Realities (a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty project) on March 30.

30 March, 01:54 PM

Russia proposed staging attack on Orbán to sway Hungary vote

Russian intelligence proposed staging an assassination attempt on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to boost his chances of winning the parliamentary election and preserve Moscow’s influence in Hungary, The Washington Post reported on March 21.

21 March, 03:29 PM

Russia used 40 Lancets in Kyiv propaganda effort – expert

Russian forces launched around 40 Lancet drones toward Kyiv in a March 16 attack aimed at creating propaganda footage rather than causing serious damage, with only a few reaching the capital, Defense Ministry adviser Serhii (Flash) Beskrestnov wrote.

17 March, 06:45 PM

Moscow without mobile internet for a week as Kremlin tightens online censorship

The Kremlin is intensifying internet censorship and restrictions across Russia, a move that may indicate Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is uncertain about the stability of his regime, the Institute for the Study of War said in its March 12 report.

13 March, 10:35 AM

Ukraine sentences Crimean TV producer to 12 years for running pro-Kremlin propaganda network

A Ukrainian court has sentenced in absentia a sanctioned general producer of the Crimean television and radio company TRK Krym who collaborated with Russian occupying authorities following the 2014 annexation of Crimea. The Prosecutor’s Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea reported the ruling on March 6.

6 March, 02:02 PM

Kyiv would gladly accept nukes, but none were offered, Zelenskyy jokes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joked that he would accept nuclear weapons from France or Britain “with pleasure,” before reiterating that no such offers had been made.

28 February, 12:39 AM

France rejects Russia’s ‘dirty bomb for Ukraine’ claims

France made no plans and received no requests to provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons or a “dirty bomb,” French Defense Ministry said on Feb. 26, as reported by Reuters.

26 February, 08:52 PM

Kremlin pushes ‘traditional values’ drive to ready Russians for long war

The Kremlin is creating conditions in Russia for a prolonged war against Ukraine and the collective West by embedding a state narrative of “traditional values,” Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service said.

18 February, 01:03 PM

Russia signals possible nationwide Telegram ban from 1 April

Russia’s media and communications regulator Roskomnadzor is reportedly set to fully block the messaging app Telegram starting on April 1, 2026, according to Russian Telegram channels on Feb. 17, including Baza, a channel known for its ties to law enforcement sources.

17 February, 04:32 PM

Russia dismisses Western claim Navalny was killed with frog toxin

Russia has formally responded to a claim that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed with poison derived from an Ecuadorian poison dart frog — epibatidine — according to analyses of his biological samples conducted by independent laboratories in the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands.

15 February, 10:06 PM

Russia moves at 'snail Speed,' not as a 'mighty bear' – Mark Rutte

Mark Rutte urged people not to believe Russian propaganda portraying the aggressor as a “powerful bear,” instead likening Russia to a snail, Anadolu reported on Feb. 13.

13 February, 04:18 PM

Ukrainians in Poland paid to protest Kyiv’s corruption—report

Over the past few months, Ukrainians living in Poland protested nominally against “corruption in Ukraine,” but often echoed typical Russian propaganda talking points, investigative outlet Bihus.Info reported on Feb. 5.

7 February, 01:26 AM

Medvedev threatens the world with nuclear weapons, cites ' country's fate'

Russia's Security Council head Dmitry Medvedev again floated nuclear threats, insisting Russia will use its atomic arsenal if it considers the state’s survival at stake in an interview with the Russian TASS propaganda agency on Feb. 2.

2 February, 02:01 PM

Russia avoids noting war on Ukraine now equals Soviet WWII campaign in length

Russian state propaganda outlets avoided reporting on a symbolic milestone Sunday, Jan. 11: the full-scale war against Ukraine has now lasted as long as what the Kremlin calls the “Great Patriotic War,” according to the Russian Telegram outlet Agency. News.

11 January, 04:24 PM

Ukraine, Czechia defuse tensions after days of escalating rhetoric

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and his Czech counterpart Petr Macinka had a “very meaningful and constructive” conversation, agreeing to “turn the page” following a controversy over anti-Ukrainian remarks by Tomio Okamura, the Speaker of the lower house of the Czech Parliament.

6 January, 08:43 PM

Kyiv: Putin stalling war to dodge Trump peace plan and U.S. sanctions

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is seeking to prolong Russia’s war against Ukraine and lay the groundwork to evade key provisions of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan that would demand concrete actions from Moscow, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, on Jan. 2.

2 January, 01:12 PM

Czech parliament speaker attacks Ukraine, echoes Kremlin tropes

The speaker of the lower house of the Czech parliament, Tomio Okamura, used his New Year’s address to oppose military aid to Ukraine and made hostile claims about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his entourage, ČTK reported on Jan. 1.

2 January, 11:43 AM

Ukraine investigates claims of Russian seizure of battalion command post in Huliaipole

Ukraine’s defense forces have launched an investigation into reports that Russian troops seized a command post belonging to one of the battalions in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, a military spokesperson told public broadcaster Suspilne.

26 December 2025, 06:39 PM

Russia fakes ISW report to claim only 30% of France’s nukes are functional

Russian propaganda is circulating a false report allegedly from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), claiming that only 30% of France’s nuclear forces are “operational,” Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported.

26 December 2025, 12:51 PM

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

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