Publications

2 years ago

Russian fake about Ukrainian school: In Lviv, children learn Poland’s anthem by heart

A forged parents’ chat and an open history lesson about Polish symbols for the "administration"

2 years ago

Religious fake: Russians fabricate ‘arson attack’ on UOC MP church

Russian propagandists have passed off a 10-year-old video taken in Russia’s Astrakhan region as a new video from Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region

2 years ago

AI and disinformation: Opportunities and risks amid war

The attention of mankind today is focused on artificial intelligence (AI). OpenAI providing free access to the ChatGPT chatbot and publication on social networks of doctored images created with the help of Midjorney and other neural networks made this tool closer than ever to ordinary netizens. 

2 years 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

2 years 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.

2 years 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

2 years 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. 

2 years 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.” 

2 years 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.

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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. 

2 years 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

2 years 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.

2 years 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.

2 years ago

Russian fake about Ukraine allegedly reselling ambulance donated by Poland

Russian propagandists continue attempts to create tension between Ukrainians and Poles

2 years 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"

2 years ago

“Playing the Victim” by Timothy Snyder

Testimony to the United Nations Security Council on Russian hate speech

2 years 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.

2 years ago

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

Russian propagandists have fabricated a house hunting website

2 years 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.” 

2 years 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.

2 years ago

"City of Hope" near Cheremosh

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

2 years 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. 

2 years ago

Russian video fake: Zelensky and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer

Russian propaganda continues to forge videos with representatives of Ukrainian authorities

2 years ago

Geographical ignorance in Russian fake about British Prime Minister

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

2 years ago

Fake video: Darts and Zaluzhny portrait

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

2 years 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.

2 years ago

Russian fake story: Complaints against parents in Ukrainian schools

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

2 years ago

Russian fake news: Complaints and Putin's address

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