Publications

8 months ago

Russian fake news: many Ukrainians going abroad after Putin's statement about nuclear weapons in Belarus

Propagandists invented statements by Ukraine's State Statistics Service and State Border Guard Service and took MP Arakhamia's words out of context

8 months ago

Why are we fighting for Bakhmut? How Russian propaganda is trying to demoralize Ukrainians

Information attacks are an integral part of modern warfare. The enemy systemically attempts to hamper motivation of both the military and civilian population.

8 months ago

Russia’s updated foreign policy concept: deep state changing its camouflage

War is peace, as per Orwell, or what the varnished image of “peace a la Russe" is about

8 months ago

“Russian world” as preparation for next war: How to stop “bloody domino”

In the international arena, Russia is actively trying to promote the idea of the need for peaceful negotiations for a diplomatic settlement of the conflict. 

8 months ago

“Evil Nazis against woman and child”: Russian propagandists renounce their own fake targeting Ukraine Army

Russian propaganda pundits have been spinning a staged video showing what they said was a “conflict between the Ukrainian military and a woman accompanying a child.” 

8 months ago

UN Commission’s report as an important step toward bringing Putin’s criminals to justice

The warrant for Vladimir Putin’s arrest, issued by the International Criminal Court, overshadowed the report of the UN Independent International Commission on Inquiry in the media field.

8 months ago

Religious fake: Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, UOC (MP), and photo manipulation

Russian propaganda passed off the gathering of believers for the divine liturgy as a protest rally

8 months ago

Russian propagandists imitate Franc Tireur’s cover page

Journalists from the French publication, Franc Tireur, often criticize Russia and Putin for the crime of aggression against Ukraine

8 months ago

Russians must understand the West will not back down and will stand until the very end — Pomerantsev

The Russian political and military elite, as well as propagandists, both senior and ordinary workers, should feel insecure and aware that responsibility is inevitable. 

8 months ago

The path of Putin and Lvova-Belova to ICC's arrest warrants

An analysis of the non-obvious details of the Kremlin's actions regarding the abduction of Ukrainian children

8 months ago

Russian meddling in media space, efforts to undermine Europe’s cybersecurity

Bots, coordinated inauthentic behavior originating from Russia, espionage attempts by Russian hackers targeting Ukraine’s allies, cyberattacks, and mass creation of resources with the sole aim of spreading disinformation— Russia resorts to any means to penetrate Europe’s information space.

8 months ago

Falsified voices: Putin’s pseudo-referenda in Ukraine

Throughout its existence, Russia has repeatedly committed acts of aggression against neighboring states and systematically supported separatism in the former Soviet republics. Pseudo-referenda have become one of the tools for weakening central governments.

8 months ago

Russian fake about Ukraine allegedly reselling ambulance donated by Poland

Russian propagandists continue attempts to create tension between Ukrainians and Poles

8 months ago

"Kiwi," combat medic from New Zealand: "Ukraine is fighting for the rest of the world"

Ukrinform continues to publish a series of articles "Legionnaires of the Free World. Anti-Terror"

8 months ago

“Playing the Victim” by Timothy Snyder

Testimony to the United Nations Security Council on Russian hate speech

8 months ago

Russia once again threatening Ukrainians with hunger

Russian propaganda is once again trying to intimidate Ukrainians by bringing up the alleged threat of hunger. Since early March, reports claiming the 2023 harvest will be catastrophically low, unable to cover even domestic needs, have been circulating across social media and Telegram channels.

8 months ago

Another Russian propagandist fake: Poles allegedly choose hotels with no Ukrainians

Russian propagandists have fabricated a house hunting website

8 months ago

Russian propaganda in Middle East: Kremlin’s narratives for Türkiye, Egypt

On February 27, the Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security, together with partners, held a round table on the topic “Russian propaganda in the Middle East: narratives, dissemination, counteraction.” 

8 months ago

Conspiracy, fakes, and justification of war crime: Russian Telegram channels react to video of Ukrainian POW execution

The video of the shooting of an unarmed Ukrainian soldier, published on March 6, became another proof of war crimes committed by the Russian occupiers on the territory of Ukraine. Pro-Kremlin bloggers, Russian and other propagandists, as usual, undertook the whitewashing of the criminals’ reputation.

9 months ago

"City of Hope" near Cheremosh

An American company is implementing a project in Bukovyna that will provide shelter to 3,000 Ukrainian IDPs

9 months ago

“My shortest distance to the enemy was half a meter” – Oleksandr (callsign “Mechanic”)

International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine has gathered a unique team. 

9 months ago

Russian video fake: Zelensky and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer

Russian propaganda continues to forge videos with representatives of Ukrainian authorities

9 months ago

Geographical ignorance in Russian fake about British Prime Minister

Russian fake about the British Prime Minister made by low achievers in geography

9 months ago

Fake video: Darts and Zaluzhny portrait

Russian propaganda created a fake TikTok account allegedly run by the Ukrainian military

9 months ago

Russia’s disinformation efforts since full-scale invasion of Ukraine

The Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security collected the main observations and conclusions of its own research and analysis of the information field a year into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

9 months ago

Russian fake story: Complaints against parents in Ukrainian schools

Putin's address inspired Russian propagandists for a new series of fake stories

9 months ago

Russian fake news: Complaints and Putin's address

Russian propaganda fabricated a complaint at Zaporizhstal against those who watched Putin's address

9 months ago

Russian fake: Madonna and Putin's address

Propagandists forged the superstar's video and linked it to Putin's address

9 months ago

Bot attacks, fakes, and pseudo-lawyers’ advice: Russia trying to disrupt mobilization in Ukraine

“Dear Ukrainians! You know what is happening in our country. Our people are dying at the front, people who are not motivated to sacrifice their lives because they have only one, are drafted. Our authorities conceal the losses of the Armed Forces, we are ready to help you officially refuse to mobilize.”

9 months ago

European accents to train the future journalists

As an Erasmus+ project, KA2 DESTIN changes the system of training specialists for the media environment