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Latest news Ukraine

US offers $ 10 million reward for info about Russian Rybar media, interfering in US elections

The Kremlin-linked Rybar media group established a "TEXASvsUSA" channel on X, aiming to exploit tensions around undocumented immigration at the Texas border and “promote social division” ahead of the 2024 US presidential election.

byVira Kravchuk

Inside Russia’s €150 Million Propaganda Blitz to Undermine Moldova’s EU Path

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Analysis

Inside Russia’s € 150 million propaganda blitz to undermine Moldova’s EU path

As tiny Moldova inches closer to the EU, Russia has unleashed a financial tsunami, injecting 1% of Moldova's GDP into a sophisticated propaganda and bribery campaign. This unprecedented offensive aims to derail the country’s European aspirations and maintain Kremlin influence.

byEuropean PravdaandbyYevheniia Martyniuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine opens criminal case against Russians at War filmmaker accused of propaganda

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) alleges Trofimova illegally entered Ukraine with Russian forces to film, potentially violating national security laws, and she faces criticism for a sympathetic portrayal of Russian soldiers.

byVira Kravchuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia to spend $ 118 million per month on state propaganda in 2025

The Kremlin's 2025 budget includes a $72 million provision for propaganda efforts in occupied Ukrainian territories.

byVira Kravchuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Russian claims of ODAB-9000 super bomb use in Vovchansk refuted by Ukrainian military

Russian propagandists claimed the use of the ODAB-9000 thermobaric bomb in Vovchansk, Ukrainian military and experts refute this, suggesting a smaller munition was used.

byYuri Zoria

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Dispatch

Inside Sudzha, where Russia’s war comes home to bite

In Kursk Oblast, some stranded civilians still cling to Kremlin propaganda, while others begin to question everything they've been told about the war.

byRoza Yampilska

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International

Taiwanese expert: China’s information war on Ukraine previews Taiwan strategy

China's megaphone for Russian disinformation is not just about Ukraine, warns a Taiwanese authority; it's Beijing rehearsing its moves for a possible Taiwan invasion scenario.

byBohdan Ben

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Analysis

From Putin’s office to your timeline: hack exposes new Russian troll army

Meet the SDA, Russia's newest weapon in the information war: a Kremlin-linked agency churning out 40,000 propaganda pieces in just four months, with content reaching as far as Elon Musk's Twitter feed.

byVira Kravchuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine adds Russians at War filmmaker to national security threat list

The Ukrainian government added filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova to its security watch list, rejecting her documentary's framing of the war as a conflict between “brotherly nations," which potentially fuels Russian propaganda.

byVira Kravchuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Toronto film festival to screen Russians at War film amidst propaganda claims

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) decided to screen Russians at War on 17 September at the TIFF Lightbox, after initially suspending showings due to security concerns after the film sparked protests from Ukrainian officials and community, who claimed it amounts to propaganda.

byVira Kravchuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukrainian Canadian Congress calls for investigation into budget funding of “Russians at War” film

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) has expressed deep concern over the screening of the film "Russians at War" at the Toronto International Film Festival and is calling for an investigation into its funding from the Canadian budget.

byBohdan Ben

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukrainian MPs urge Canada to block screening of Russian propaganda film at Toronto festival

Russian-Canadian director Anastasia Trofimova's documentary Russians at War whitewashes the Russian army that attacked Ukraine and, as Ukrainian MPs state, promotes Russia's soft power narratives about a "deeper understanding of war."

byBohdan Ben

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Opinion

Why “Russians at War” is pure propaganda, not art

This screening at Venice isn't just misguided—it's a slap in the face to Ukrainians fighting for survival.

byDarya Bassel

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Latest news Ukraine

UK intel: Russia introduces new military training for teens to foster “patriotism”

As the new school year begins, Russia launches a military training program for teens, part of a broader strategy to instill "patriotism," prepare youth for military service, and counter perceived ideological shifts by reinforcing "traditional values" and militarization, per UK intelligence.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia deports 40,000 Ukrainian children, forces assimilation via “patriotic re-education” camps

Ukrainian children are being relocated as far as 8,000 kilometers (4,970 miles) from their homes and taught by a curriculum designed to "eradicate national identity" and "forcibly assimilate Ukrainian children.”

byOksana Ostapchuk

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Latest news Ukraine

ISW: Kremlin propaganda justifies eastern Ukraine focus amid Kursk incursion

The Kremlin launched a messaging campaign to justify prioritizing the eastern Ukraine offensive over immediately repelling Ukrainian forces from Kursk Oblast. Propaganda aims to normalize incursion, redirect domestic concerns, and maintain confidence in eventual Russian victory.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Kirby calls Putin’s “West v. Russia” claim about Ukraine’s Kursk incursion “horse-hockey”

White House official John Kirby dismisses as "horse-hockey" "a funny bit of Putin propaganda" that Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast represents a war between the West and Russia. If Putin doesn't like Ukraine's defense, "then there's an easy solution: He can just get the hell out of Ukraine and call it a day," he says.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine’s Security Service warns that Russian FSB is about to stage war crimes to blame Ukraine

The SBU states that Russian propaganda is creating and spreading various fake news that have no basis in reality.

byBohdan Ben

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Hybrid War

Massive Russian TikTok bot network launches blitzkrieg on Ukrainian mobilization

A network of over 2,000 fake TikTok accounts, masquerading as patriotic Ukrainians, has been spreading anti-mobilization propaganda to millions

byAlya Shandra

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Latest news Ukraine

ISW: Hungarian PM Orbán “appears to be augmenting” Russian info ops

Orbán's "peacekeeping" report supports Russian narratives, urging EU-Russia diplomatic normalization and questioning Western support for Ukraine. He positions himself as a mediator, potentially undermining EU policy on Russian aggression, according to ISW.

byYuri Zoria