The Center for Countering Disinformation

#CCD_digest: DIGEST OF ANTI-UKRAINIAN NARRATIVES IN RUSSIAN MEDIA ❌ Disinformation russian foreign minister s. lavrov said: "The most realistic basis for the settlement (of the war - ed.) in Ukraine was voiced by putin." ✅ A message that has nothing to do with the truth, as even putin realizes that he has deliberately set unrealistic conditions for ending the war. The purpose of such "proposals" is to show the "peace-loving" nature of the russian dictator, who allegedly wants to end the war, which is also not true. ❌ Disinformation Permanent Mission of the russian federation to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva reported: "The United States supplies Kyiv with lethal weapons that are used to strike civilian targets in Donbas and other russian territories." ✅ Unlike russia, Ukraine is not at war with the civilian population. The Ukrainian military destroys only russian occupiers and military objects. The purpose of such messages is to discredit and demonize the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ✅ TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#russian_hate_speech: 🔴 "The US and its allies have the same goals as Hitler and Napoleon", "The West wants to kill and rob russians" - these are the statements of russian propagandists, which they shout from the arenas of their talk shows on russian national television. We explore this and more in the new episode of our "russian hate speech" project. ➡️ Watch another episode of the joint project of the Center for Countering Disinformation and the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine to see how russian propaganda fuels hatred towards Western countries. ✅ TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_informs: ❌ Enemy TG channels are spreading information about a cholera outbreak in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to propagandists, it happened in Kherson. ✅ Having verified the information with the Kherson Regional Military Administration, the Center reports that the message spread by the russians is not true and is another fake. ▫️ Such lies are produced with the aim of demoralizing the Armed Forces of Ukraine and sowing panic among the civilian population of Ukraine. ✅ TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_explains: ⚡️ What does medvedev's new statement on negotiations with the US mean? russian propaganda is spreading a statement made by former russian president dmitry medvedev, in which he strongly criticized the US proposal to initiate a dialogue on various security issues not directly linked to the conflict in Ukraine. These issues notably include nuclear risks and arms control. ▫️ In response, medvedev in his typical hysterical manner repeated putin's ultimatums that negotiations are possible only after the cessation of arms supplies to Ukraine and blocking its accession to NATO. ▫️ moscow rejects any proposals for dialogue and persists in using the language of ultimatums, once again demonstrating its desire for the war to continue. ❗️russia has chosen a new "negotiation strategy" - it is raising the stakes with threats and unrealistic demands to influence the decisions of Western countries to support Ukraine. However, this strategy is obviously a failure. Russia has no real leverage to influence the situation - neither at the front nor in the diplomatic arena. 🙂 TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_explains: ⚡️ What message is putin sending to the world with his visits to North Korea and Vietnam? Through his Asian tour, russian dictator putin is escalating aggressive rhetoric and presenting "peaceful" proposals in the form of ultimatums, signaling to the world his intent to prolong the war and reject negotiations, even if China initiates them. Putin's behavior indicates strained relations with Beijing, which could pose catastrophic consequences for the putin regime. ▫️ China has "accepted" putin's signal, and there are already reports that Beijing has suspended a number of technological cooperation projects that are important for moscow to continue the war. Neither North Korea nor Vietnam can serve as viable alternatives, given the established economic dependence on China in various sectors. ▫️ The world is now witnessing a huge geopolitical mistake by putin - he is "burning bridges" with the last influential allies, finally driving russia into isolation. ❗️Amid growing domestic calls for an end to the war, the dictator's actions could erode his support from the population and trigger the formation of a real opposition movement. 🙂 TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_digest: DIGEST OF ANTI-UKRAINIAN NARRATIVES IN WESTERN MEDIA ❌ Manipulation The American Conservative wrote: "Although russia’s president vladimir putin has indicated an interest in negotiation, the Biden administration has escalated the fighting, most recently by permitting the use of American weapons to strike targets within russia." ✅ With this manipulation, the author of the article tries to portray putin as a "messenger of peace" and the United States as a "war monger." In reality, russia is not interested in just negotiations and ending the war, and any statements by putin about peace are aimed at getting a break to build up offensive capabilities in Ukraine. ❌ Manipulation "The next escalation will be North Korea vs South Korea. South Korea has provided hundreds of thousands of artillery shells to Ukraine to kill russians. Another battlefront for a weakened US Govt that is out of ammo and out of money. The US proxy war in Ukraine keeps backfiring," Kim Dotcom wrote on X ✅ Ukraine uses Western weapons to defend its territory and to destroy russian military targets, not to kill russians, as the blogger claims. Meanwhile, russia, receiving weapons from its Korean and Iranian partners, uses them to terrorize Ukrainian civilians and destroy civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. ✅ TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_explains: ⚡️ Enemy propaganda has intensified its information campaign to escalate tensions on the border with belarus. Today, the belarusian ministry of defense announced a surprise inspection of troop readiness. Shortly before this, russian Telegram channels actively circulated reports from belarusian border guards claiming that Ukraine is massing military equipment and personnel at the border. ▫️ In this way, the enemy is trying to play the "threat from belarus" card once again. However, this threat is more informational than military. Our intelligence closely monitors troop activity in belarus. While the threat of a subversive reconnaissance group remains at the border, the enemy lacks the resources to launch a new offensive against Ukraine in this area. Nonetheless, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are prepared for any provocations from belarusian territory. According to Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation and officer of the Defense Forces, there are no serious threats on the border with belarus.  "russian personnel in belarus are operating as subversive reconnaissance groups. If these groups enter our territory, they will be eliminated," he emphasized. ❗️By simulating a threat from belarus, the enemy seeks to sow panic and destabilize Ukrainian society. Additionally, their goal is to divert Ukrainian forces away from other parts of the frontline. 🙂 TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_explains: ⚡️ Enemy propaganda has launched a campaign to discredit the upcoming NATO summit scheduled for July 9-11, aiming to undermine Ukrainians' trust in the Alliance. As part of the campaign, the following disinformation messages are being disseminated primarily through anonymous Telegram channels: ▫️ "Ukraine will not receive weapons as a result of the summit"; ▫️ "NATO plans to "abandon" Ukraine" ▫️ "The agreements on security guarantees that will be concluded during the summit will not bring any benefit to Ukraine"; ▫️ "The summit will be a failure for Kyiv". By promoting these manipulations, the enemy aims to discredit Ukraine's cooperation with NATO, sow disbelief, and demoralize Ukrainian society. This way, russia seeks to facilitate achieving its military goals in Ukraine. ❗️In reality, for more than 2.5 years since the start of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, NATO has consistently supported our country and supplied our military with weapons to repel russian aggression. 🙂 TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_digest: DIGEST OF ANTI-UKRAINIAN NARRATIVES IN RUSSIAN MEDIA ❌ Manipulation The russian foreign intelligence service released a message: "The West is preparing to sacrifice Zelenskyy when russia consolidates its successes on the battlefield." ✅ The aim of these messages is to destabilize Ukrainian society and discredit the President of Ukraine, who is supported by the civilized world despite all russian intelligence claims. ❌ Disinformation TG channel "Resident" wrote: "The conference in Switzerland was a complete failure". ✅ The Peace Summit managed to attract an unprecedented number of participants - 101 countries and international organizations from all continents, which already indicates its success, despite all the statements of russian propaganda. ✅ TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA

#CCD_informs: ⏺ In an attempt to whitewash the reputation of russian killers, russian propagandists are spreading the "news" claiming that "Kyiv has launched a special operation involving 'beheadings' to intimidate Ukrainian soldiers and discourage them from surrendering." ◽️ russian propagandists widely circulated this claim after Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin reported a Ukrainian soldier was beheaded in the Volnovakha district of Donetsk region. ‼️ No matter how hard the kremlin's propaganda machine tries to absolve itself of responsibility for this horrific crime, all attempts are doomed to failure. Extensive photo and video evidence shows that the russian military are barbarians who have no regard for humanity or the value of life. ◽️ This crime is yet another reminder that Ukraine is facing inhumane adversaries, and the world must respond more decisively to all war crimes committed by the russian army. ℹ️ russian commanders responsible for the brutal murder of the Ukrainian defender have been identified. All the perpetrators will face a just punishment. 🙂 TG  FB  INST  YT  TW  TT  WA