⚡️russian media are massively spreading the “news” that “the West has recognized russia’s victory in cyberwar against Ukraine.” They cite the English-language site Strategic Culture as the source of this “sensation.”
▫️In reality, Strategic Culture is not a Western media outlet, but a russian propaganda resource registered in the .su domain (former ussr).
As early as 2019, European project EU vs Disinfo noted that the site disguises itself as an “analytical center,” but is actually run from russia, with authors promoting kremlin narratives ranging from “NATO provocations” to denial of responsibility for the downing of flight MH17.
▫️The article cited by kremlin media claims an alleged “hack of Ukrainian government servers” and “1.7 million Ukrainian military casualties.” The Center has debunked this fake.
‼️Goal of this campaign is simple: to create the illusion of international recognition of “russia’s successes,” reinforcing falsehoods with supposedly “independent Western sources.” In this way, the enemy seeks to undermine trust in Ukraine’s cyber defense and demoralize society.
❗️Information about "100 real estate properties of Volodymyr Zelensky worth $1.2 billion" — FAKE.
Hostile TG channels are spreading so-called investigation allegedly from London Telegraph, which talks about "NABU employee" who supposedly left for Europe and claimed that through offshore companies President of Ukraine acquired over 100 real estate properties worth $1.2 billion
According to the so-called former NABU employee, she has "thousands of pages of internal documents" about "systemic corruption in the highest leadership of Ukraine".
❗️Information about harsh measures during the inspection of Ukrainians at Polish-Ukrainian border is fake!
Hostile TG channels spread information that Polish border guards force Ukrainians to undress "to their underwear" searching for “forbidden tattoos” and also check phones.
As proof, propagandists attach photos of relevant informational stands.
✅ As reported to the Center by the Lviv Border Detachment, these messages are another example of russian information attacks aimed at undermining Ukrainian-Polish relations.
The images of the informational stands spread by hostile TG channels were altered using graphic editors. In addition, they contain many russisms, spelling, and punctuation mistakes, which are typical signs of fake news.
⚡️ russia’s recruitment of young women in South Africa for a strike drone production plant has reached such a scale that the government of this country has been forced to publicly respond and warn its citizens about the danger.
▫️ The “alabuga” special economic zone is conducting an active advertising campaign to recruit workers from African and Asian countries, promising high salaries and career prospects. In reality, it is work at a military plant producing drones for bombing Ukraine.
▫️ Notably, russia is using BRICS structures to search for workers. In other words, the kremlin is involving an international organization — which it constantly tries to present as a tool of economic development and peaceful cooperation — for its military purposes.
⚡️ Analysts monitoring kremlin hybrid operations on social media have recorded a surge in activity from the “matryoshka” bot network on X: bots spread a series of fake videos styled as Western media content.
These videos accuse Germany of allegedly preparing for war with russia and attempt to scare Germans with threats of “their country’s destruction.”
Artificial intelligence is used to create these videos.
One claims that Germans “fear having children because of the war,” while another states that “German television systematically prepares society for conflict with russia.”
Fake “surveys” and fabricated expert quotes are also circulated.
❗️Fake about the "geolocation leak" by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and "electronics production for rockets and drones in Mukachevo"
Enemy TG channels spread photos and statements that the President of Ukraine allegedly visited a factory in Mukachevo where electronics for drones and rockets were produced, after which the enterprise was "destroyed" by russians.
✅ In fact, photos posted on the official website of the Office of the President of Ukraine clearly state: The Head of State spoke with employees of one of the enterprises in the Kyiv region, where Ukrainian weapons are made "smart" – electronics are manufactured.
⚡️ russian propaganda spreads a fake about the “death of a Latvian border guard due to a mine explosion.” russian propagandists claim that this is the “first victim after Latvia’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention.”
This information is not true. There are no reports of such an incident in the Latvian press, nor any official statements. The fake about the “Latvian border guard killed by a mine” was first spread at the end of July this year by a pro-russian blogger who left Latvia for belarus.
Later, he deleted this statement from his social media. Now this story has been “revived” through russian media.
In reality, there are currently no anti-personnel mines on the Latvian border.