The Center for Countering Disinformation

#CCD_digest: DIGEST OF ANTI-UKRAINIAN NARRATIVES IN RUSSIAN MEDIA ❌ Disinformation russian foreign minister sergey lavrov claimed that the events in Bucha were staged by the West and used as a tool in its foreign policy. ✅ lavrov's attempts to justify the atrocities of the russian occupiers sound cynical and pathetic and are doomed to failure. The events in Bucha revealed the face of the "russian world" to the whole world. ❌ Manipulation russian foreign ministry spokesperson maria zakharova said: "The West has never truly acknowledged Ukraine as a sovereign state or recognized its people" ✅ zakharova's statement is aimed at discrediting Ukraine and portraying it as a "puppet of the West," which is a false claim. All partners and allies continue to support Ukraine in its fight against the aggressor. ✅ TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_informs: ❌ Enemy Telegram channels are spreading information about the alleged poisoning of servicemen from the 95th Separate Polesian Air Assault Brigade. As evidence, they are distributing a report purportedly from the commander of the 2nd Air Assault Battalion to the commander of the military unit. ✅ After verifying the information with the public relations service of the 95th Separate Polesian Air Assault Brigade, the Center reports that the message spread by russian propagandists is false. 💬 "There have been no cases of servicemen being poisoned by food donated by local residents at the brigade's location, neither now nor before. Additionally, the signature of the battalion commander seen in the report is forged, as is the report itself. This has been confirmed by the battalion commander. We ask not to spread false information from the occupying forces," the military unit stated. ‼️ Trust only sources of verified information. ✅ TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_explains: ⚡️ lavrov once again confirms that russia does not really want peace russian media are spreading various propaganda statements made by foreign minister sergey lavrov at the "Primakov Readings" forum. lavrov said that russia is "open to dialogue with Europe" but only if "the territorial realities enshrined in the constitution of the russian federation" are recognized. Additionally, lavrov emphasized that even if negotiations start, russia "will not stop smo" to avoid being deceived again. The russian official also emphasized the "incapacity of the EU to negotiate," Europe's complete dependence on the United States, etc. ❗️These statements once again demonstrate that russia's claims of being ready for peace are just a smokescreen. In fact, lavrov himself, along with everyone in russia, understands that putin's demands for recognition of russia's occupation of Crimea, Donbas, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions do not comply with international law and are unacceptable to the civilized world. This further proves that russia does not want peace and is determined to continue the war. 🙂 TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_informs: ❌ Enemy TG channels are spreading information that "Colombian mercenaries" have supposedly been sent to the Kharkiv direction. To back their claim, the propagandists are circulating a first-person view video purportedly showing someone firing from a trench. ◽️ The video lacks any direct evidence or identifiable symbols linking the individual to Colombian mercenaries. There are no documents, symbols, or testimonies to substantiate this claim. Additionally, the person filming remains unidentified as their face is not visible. ◽️ Moreover, the individual in the video speaks with an accent that doesn't sound like Colombian, and the location of the filming does not indicate that it is the Kharkiv direction. ✅ Considering all the aforementioned facts, the Center reports that the video is a staged fake by russian propaganda, part of their information campaign about "foreign mercenaries" in the AFU. ‼️ Trust only verified sources of information. ✅ TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_digest: DIGEST OF ANTI-UKRAINIAN NARRATIVES IN WESTERN MEDIA ❌ Disinformation "First NATO agitated for a needless war in Ukraine, determined to expand into russia's backyard after promising not to. NATO now wants to cause a World War by providing the corrupt dictatorship of Ukraine with US weapons to massacre russian civilians. A "Defensive Alliance" indeed," Chay Bowes wrote on X ✅ The journalist deliberately spreads disinformation narratives aimed at justifying russian aggression against Ukraine and demonizing Ukrainian allies who provide critical assistance to fight the russian army. ❌ Disinformation Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar said: "They were attacking civilians on purpose... and that's why the kremlin and everybody else is totally infuriated, because this goes way beyond the authorization to hit deep inside the russian federation, but civilians on purpose." ✅ The Ukrainian military targets only russian military objects. The claim that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack civilians in russia and the occupied territories of Ukraine is aimed at demonizing the Ukrainian military and undermining Western trust and support. ✅ TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_explains: ⚡️ Pentagon press secretary Patrick Ryder said that the Pentagon will be monitoring the potential movement of North Korean troops  joining the conflict in Ukraine. This statement is a warning to Pyongyang, as it is obvious that russia needs Korean soldiers as "cannon fodder," as the Americans emphasized. Furthermore, it undermines the myth propagated by russian propaganda about the "invincibility" of the russian army and highlights challenges for putin. Despite bold claims, russia cannot significantly bolster troop numbers on the front lines without resorting to full-scale mobilization, a prospect that worries putin. ❗️According to the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Defense Forces officer Andriy Kovalenko, "the idea to involve the troops of a new strategic ally in the war is indicative of the problems faced by the russian army and the lack of understanding of how to get out of the situation." "russia will increase the use of DPRK resources for war. This should be closely monitored," said Andriy Kovalenko. 🙂 TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_explains: ⚡️ Why does putin promise to provide gas to the occupied Kherson region? russian propaganda is actively covering the meeting between russian dictator vladimir putin and Kherson gauleiter volodymyr saldo. The main topic of their conversation was supplying settlements in the occupied Kherson region with gas. With his promises to improve gas supplies to the occupied region, putin is trying to achieve several propaganda goals: ▫️ Legitimizing the occupation by creating the illusion that it has benefited the local population and that the russian government cares about the well-being of the region's residents. ▫️ Discrediting Ukraine through attempts to portray its government as incapable of solving the region's infrastructure problems. ▫️ Creating an image of a "happy occupation" to strengthen support among the local population. ❗️It is worth noting that the authorities in moscow, despite russia's reputation as a "world gas station," have been unable to solve their own gas supply problems for decades. 🙂 TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_explains: ⚡️ The CCD is continuing its series of reports on the leading figures behind anti-Ukrainian propaganda in belarus. One of the most notorious propagandists in the neighboring country is yuriy groerov, a TV host and the creator of a program on the belarusian state TV channel "BelTA". He promotes narratives about Ukraine that align with russian propaganda and serve the interests of the kremlin. Specifically: ▫️ "Ukraine is a puppet of the West"; ▫️ "Ukrainian nationalism threatens belarus and russia"; ▫️ "Ukraine provoked the war by launching the ATO in Donbas"; ▫️ "residents of the currently occupied territories have always wanted to be with russia". groerov also interviewed controversial pro-russian journalists from Ukraine who fled to russia. Their views, which completely align with the kremlin's anti-Ukrainian propaganda, are portrayed as the opinions of Ukrainians. ❗️These narratives aim to justify russian aggression against Ukraine and to discredit and demonize the Ukrainian military and political leadership. 🙂 TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_digest: DIGEST OF ANTI-UKRAINIAN NARRATIVES IN RUSSIAN MEDIA ❌ Disinformation russian dictator v. putin said: "russia's peace proposals actually provide for the possibility of ending the conflict in Ukraine". ✅ putin's so-called peace proposals are an ultimatum that is absolutely unacceptable to Ukraine. All attempts to present putin as a "peacemaker" are doomed to failure, as russia's goal is not to end the war, but to destroy Ukraine. ❌ Manipulation putin's spokesman, dmitry peskov, said: "The peace plan for Ukraine must address the situation on the frontline." ✅ peskov continues to distort reality in an attempt to legitimize russian aggression and portray it as something to be reckoned with. Such statements are also doomed to failure, as they contradict the foundations of a just end to the war. ✅ TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_explains: ⚡️ russian propaganda continues to spread fakes about nuclear danger from Ukraine russian and pro-russian media outlets have been echoing a statement by igor kirillov, head of the russian armed forces' radiation, chemical, and biological defense troops, regarding the importation of spent nuclear fuel to Ukraine. According to him, this fuel could allegedly be used to create a "dirty bomb" and deployed "under a false flag." ❗️This statement from the russian side is disinformation intended to intimidate the world with alleged nuclear threats from Ukraine and justify russia's aggressive war against our nation. In reality, the only source of nuclear danger stems from russia's actions, which not only directly threatens European countries with nuclear weapons but also poses a significant risk of a nuclear catastrophe through military operations near Ukrainian nuclear power plants. ✅ TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA