NYP: Russia tells the world it’s winning — actual military performance paints a different picture
While Putin talks victory, Russia’s forces are stuck fighting for fields at unsustainable losses and can't break Ukrainian defenses.
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ISW: Russia fakes battlefield gains in Kherson city to convince the West it’s winning the war—but Ukrainian troops filmed strolling there next day (updated)
This staged operation fits a pattern of cognitive warfare in which Moscow manufactures illusions of strength to undermine support for Ukraine abroad.
Journalists in Ukraine face same mortal danger as soldiers, and 30 of them remain in Russian captivity, says official at OSCE
Vitrenko urges holding Russia accountable and turning international commitments, such as the 2013 Milan Resolution, into real protections for media workers.
In call with Trump, Putin demands full control of Donetsk Oblast that he has failed to conquer for 11 years, WP says
The Russian president allegedly suggested swapping partial claims in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson for full control of Donetsk, WP sources stated.
“He ended game”: Putin ally praises Trump’s Tomahawk bluff, rejects peace without Ukraine capitulation
Meanwhile, state propaganda celebrated the US Defense Secretary's Russian-colored tie at the Washington meeting.
ISW: Russia uses false flags to obscure attacks on Europe
Russia's FSB director accused NATO intelligence services of conducting the drone incursions that European officials have attributed to Moscow
Hungary’s Orbán launches petition against EU defense policy, calls it a “war plans,” targets Ukraine support against Russia
While offering zero support to Kyiv, the pro-Russian Hungarian leader launched a nationwide petition to block EU military aid for Ukraine.
Moldovans accused of painting red coffin stencils with anti-Ukraine slogans in Paris to stand trial
Four Moldovan men will appear before a French court for graffiti acts prosecutors call an attempt to demoralize the French army.
Phase 0 begins: ISW says Russia is laying psychological groundwork for a future NATO war
Russia’s spy agency now claims the UK is preparing pro‑Ukrainian Russians to stage an attack on a Ukrainian or allied ship in Europe, using Chinese equipment to make it appear China supports Russia, which actually does support Russia.
Budapest bans 12 independent Ukrainian media outlets, while Russia broadcasting propaganda in Europe without pause
If Europe mistakes truth for lies, the information war is already lost.
Russia’s sabotage teams may hit Ukraine’s closest ally soon as “blame Kyiv” script has already been activated
Special units from Russia and Belarus are reportedly preparing to infiltrate Polish territory, targeting critical infrastructure.
Ukrainian FM: Orban’s media blockade targets facts, not propaganda—”the farther from the truth the better”
Hungary has blocked Ukrainian news portals in what officials call "mirror measures" following Kyiv's September ban on Hungarian sites Origo and Demokrata
Czech analysts expose about 300 TikTok accounts pushing pro-Russian agenda before parliamentary vote
Anonymous accounts on TikTok are generating 5 to 9 million views weekly by boosting parties that want the Czech Republic to leave NATO and the EU
Russia wins back Paralympic arena while bombing Ukraine’s children
Since February 2022, Ukraine has lost 489 athletes to Russia’s full-scale war, with many more maimed. Yet in Seoul, IPC delegates voted to restore Russia’s and Belarus’s status, granting the Kremlin a propaganda stage.
Moscow blinds “eyes” of Ukraine’s partners with phantom advances through AI battlefield system
While Ukrainian troops hold positions, manipulated intelligence makes partners believe Kyiv is losing ground.
Russia and Hungary coordinate a bizarre false‑flag narrative accusing Ukraine of plotting NATO drone strikes
Within hours of a Hungarian outlet’s article, Moscow amplified claims of a Ukrainian plan to attack Poland and Romania.
ISW: Kremlin keeps faking military progress to sell false narrative of inevitable victory
Russia’s MoD overstated territorial gains by up to 112%, the think tank finds.
The Register: Putin’s trolls return with AI-powered media fakes — and a Florida ex-cop at the helm
Insikt Group researchers link Llama 3-based models to a Kremlin-driven disinformation wave.
Not just deported: Moscow turns Ukrainian children into soldiers, laborers, and Russians, studies show
From grenade drills to drone assembly, many kids are pressed into the Russian war machine, according to two recent studies.
From Telegram to YouTube Comments: Tracing Russian narratives about Ukrainian politician’s murder
Identical narratives blaming Ukrainian leadership for Andriy Parubiy's murder appeared simultaneously across Russian Telegram channels and in thousands of comments on Ukrainian YouTube videos