Russian propagandists

Zelenskyy tells Russian propagandists in New York he’ll visit Moscow ‘by missile’

Russian propagandists tried to stop Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York, repeatedly asking him when he planned to visit Moscow on Sept. 23.

24 September, 10:48 AM

Russia steps up security for propagandists after attacks on military officials

Following a series of attacks on Russian military officials — including Russian Aerospace Forces commander-in-chief Alexander Chaiko in Moscow — many Russian propagandists have been assigned additional security.

3 September, 02:09 PM

French court rejects ex-RT France chief's deportation appeal

A Paris administrative court has rejected an emergency appeal filed by Xenia Fedorova, former head of the pro-Kremlin propaganda channel RT France, against a French government decision to deport her and freeze her assets, French broadcaster BFM reported on Aug. 3.

3 August, 07:11 PM

Russian propagandists ordered by Kremlin to hide consequences of Ukrainian strikes on Russia

The Kremlin demands that Russian propaganda media not publish information about the consequences of Ukrainian Defense Forces attacks and "show more successes" of the Russian forces’ strikes, Russian outlet Verstka reported on July 6, citing three informed sources.

6 July, 03:36 PM

EU targets Russia’s defense industry and shadow fleet with new sanctions

The European Union approved a new sanctions package on Russia targeting its military-industrial complex, shadow fleet and networks supporting Moscow’s hybrid operations against Europe, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on June 15.

15 June, 04:23 PM

Russian actor and TV host faces charges over anti-Ukrainian rhetoric

The pre-trial investigation into Russian propagandist Boris Korchevnikov, who called for the "destruction of Ukrainians" on TV, has concluded and his indictment has been forwarded to court, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on June 10.

11 June, 11:57 AM

Magyar mocks Kremlin propagandists at rally

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar sarcastically greeted Russian propagandists who appeared at an election rally in the city of Nagykanizsa, local outlet Telex reported on April 9, sharing a video of the crowd chanting “Russians, go home!”

9 April, 04:24 PM

Zelenskyy sanctions Russian propagandists backing war against Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree imposing sanctions on Russian scholars, occupation officials and organizations that support Russia’s war against Ukraine, spread propaganda and distort historical facts. Decree No. 161/2026 was published on Feb. 24 on the website of the Office of the President.

24 February, 05:35 PM

FT names Russian propagandist Simonyan one of 2025’s most influential people — no Ukrainians included

The Financial Times has named Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Kremlin-backed outlet Russia Today, as one of the world’s most influential people in 2025. No Ukrainians made the list.

5 December 2025, 06:11 PM

Drone strike kills Russian propagandist in occupied Zaporizhzhya

The “military correspondent” for the Russian propaganda agency RIA Novosti, Ivan Zuev, has been killed in the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Russian media wrote on Oct. 17.

17 October 2025, 08:46 AM

Employees of Russia Today affiliate arrested in Azerbaijan

On July 1, Azerbaijani police detained seven individuals at the Baku office of the Russia Today-affiliated news agency Sputnik Azerbaijan as part of a criminal investigation, the APA news agency reported.

1 July 2025, 05:56 PM

Azerbaijani police raid office of Russian propaganda outlet Sputnik in Baku

Police in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku have raided the local office of the Russian propaganda outlet Sputnik Azerbaijan, the local outlet Vesti.Az reported on June 30.

30 June 2025, 06:02 PM

‘Fresh Meat’ sign next to Russian army store enrages Russian military blogger

In the temporarily occupied city of Lutuhyne, Luhansk Oblast, a sign reading “Fresh Meat” was placed next to a banner advertising Russian military gear — provoking fury among Russian war propagandists.

12 June 2025, 12:15 PM

Czech envoy wears burning Kremlin socks to Zelenskyy meeting, Russian officials lash out

Tomáš Kopečný, the Czech government's envoy for Ukraine's reconstruction, wore socks featuring an image of the Kremlin in flames at a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his recent visit to Prague, TN.cz reported on May 8.

8 May 2025, 02:39 PM

Russian propaganda revives Odesa 2014 myths, Ukraine warns

Russian propaganda is intensifying false narratives about the May 2, 2014 Odesa clashes, despite law enforcement findings that pro-Russian activists initiated the violence, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council reported on Telegram.

2 May 2025, 04:50 PM

Pro-Russian propagandist arrested in Poland, deported to Ukraine

Kyrylo Molchanov, a propagandist who worked for pro-Russian former MP Viktor Medvedchuk, was arrested in Poland and deported to Ukraine, journalist Denis Kazansky reported on Facebook on April 1.

1 April 2025, 03:02 PM

Russian Foreign Ministry claims no agreement on 'Black Sea Initiative' after US talks

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that there were no "specific agreements" between Russia and the United States on the so-called Black Sea Initiative, Russian propaganda outlets wrote on March 27.

27 March 2025, 02:25 PM

SBU charges Kremlin's mouthpiece Solovyov in absentia

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has issued an in-absentia indictment against Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov, a key Kremlin figure accused of promoting Russia’s war, justifying its atrocities, and inciting genocide against Ukrainians, the agency announced on Telegram on March 26.

26 March 2025, 05:10 PM

Third Putin’s pro-war propagandist killed on frontlines in two days

Russian TV Channel One war propagandist Anna Prokofyeva was killed in the frontline in Belgorod Oblast on March 25, hours after mocking Ukraine in her post on social media, according to the Reporter outlet.

26 March 2025, 11:42 AM

Inside the Kremlin’s web of lies, money, and manipulation

Mikhail Rubin, the founder of the Russian opposition outlet Proekt, knows a thing or two about the Kremlin’s sprawling propaganda machine — a system designed to spread myths about “crucified boys,” the “illegitimate Kyiv regime,” and “damned Yankees.”

18 March 2025, 10:15 PM

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