Publications

1 year 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.” 

1 year 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.

1 year ago

"City of Hope" near Cheremosh

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

1 year 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. 

1 year ago

Russian video fake: Zelensky and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer

Russian propaganda continues to forge videos with representatives of Ukrainian authorities

1 year ago

Geographical ignorance in Russian fake about British Prime Minister

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

1 year ago

Fake video: Darts and Zaluzhny portrait

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

1 year 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.

1 year ago

Russian fake story: Complaints against parents in Ukrainian schools

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

1 year ago

Russian fake news: Complaints and Putin's address

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

1 year ago

Russian fake: Madonna and Putin's address

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

1 year 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.”

1 year ago

European accents to train the future journalists

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

1 year ago

Fake video: Ukraine to build concentration camps for captured Russians

Russian propaganda faked an episode of the national news telethon

1 year ago

Russian fake: Ukrainians simulate broken arms and legs to avoid mobilization

Russian propaganda faked an advertisement on OLX online classified ads service

1 year ago

Russian fake story about American city of Odesa: “renaming” due to war in Ukraine

Propagandists are spreading a fake video allegedly released by the ABC News channel

1 year ago

How Kremlin plans to turn Ukrainian children into ruscists by 2030

Imposing a Kremlin cult mindset on the Ukrainian children by 2030 

1 year ago

Russian fake around Ukrainian tank crews in Germany: Bundeswehr and ‘Nazi symbols’

The German Special Training Command denied its involvement in the announcement spread by propagandists

1 year ago

Russian religious fake: Chernivtsi region preparing for unification with Romania

The Romanian Orthodox Church has never made proposals for the transfer of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP) parishes in Chernivtsi region

1 year ago

Foreign voices of Russian propaganda

The Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security has put together the stories of the most prominent Western media figures who spread Russian propaganda and barely hide their cooperation with Putin’s regime. They maintain their own projects, and also help each other to promote them.

1 year ago

Mariupol no longer exists in the direction of the sea

A Mariupol resident’s view of their home town bearing the scars of ruins, which is hard to recognize even for an old timer

1 year ago

Why Russian athletes shouldn’t be allowed to compete at Olympics

On January 26, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stated it would consider admitting Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions.

1 year ago

Russian fake story about tattoo in Lviv: For ‘fascist’ symbols – a photo shoot with 'Leopard' tank

Among the "author's" sketches of a fake promotion are primarily the Azov Regiment symbols

1 year ago

Zelensky in UK Parliament: Fighter jets for Ukraine, wings for freedom

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked Britain for its support and brought a present - a Ukrainian pilot's helmet.

1 year ago

Russian propaganda in Crimea: Kremlin Media integrating peninsula into Russia’s political and cultural space

A special characteristic of the media space in Crimea is that a significant part of publications currently working to support Russia’s war propaganda were founded and run even before 2014, doing nothing to conceal their pro-Moscow tilt.

1 year ago

"My cow's leg was torn off, my German Sheperd – torn to pieces..." Life in a village on the front line

The Kherson and Beryslav districts were the most affected by the hostilities, and the nearby villages and Kherson itself are being subjected to daily shelling.

1 year ago

Another fake story about Leopards: Ukrainian tankers seek asylum in Germany

Russian media outlets have been circulating a fake screenshot of a Financial Times article about Ukrainian military training in Germany

1 year ago

Another staged act by Kremlin: Putin, Russian student, and University of Vienna

How propaganda exploited the university's letter to Ukrainian students in its narrative about the alleged oppression of Russian citizens’ rights.

1 year ago

Joint statement following the 24th EU-Ukraine Summit

Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, met in Kyiv today for the 24th EU-Ukraine Summit and adopted a joint statement.

1 year ago

Polish lessons instead of native language: Russian fake news about Ukrainian school

Russian propagandists forged the curriculum of a school in the Poltava region