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The Center for Counteracting Disinformation (CCD) continues to reveal the intricate nuances of Russia's ongoing strategies in 2026. Among the notable insights are the increased repression measures in Russia even after the war concludes and the adaptation of "wartime laws" to justify continued restrictions. CCD highlights Russia's recruitment of former Wagner mercenaries for its "shadow" fleet to circumvent international sanctions. Furthermore, Moscow's hybrid activities are perceived as a prelude to military escalations, as identified by foreign defense ministries. Disinformation campaigns remain a focus, with Russian propaganda attempting to blame Ukraine for regional hostilities. Finally, CCD acknowledges the Kremlin's economic challenges, reflecting on increased tax demands to alleviate budget deficits. Amid these revelations, the Center remains steadfast in countering propaganda and providing accurate information to the global audience.
What role does the Center for Counteracting Disinformation play in Ukraine?
The Center for Counteracting Disinformation (CCD) plays a critical role in identifying, analyzing, and countering misinformation and disinformation, particularly those propagated by Russian entities. The CCD's insights help shape public understanding and policy responses aimed at safeguarding national security and ensuring the dissemination of accurate information during turbulent times.
How does the CCD expose Russian disinformation tactics?
The CCD employs a multifaceted approach to expose Russian disinformation tactics, including monitoring social media, analyzing intelligence reports, and collaborating with international partners. By identifying false narratives, such as reports of military aggressions or economic conditions manipulated by Russian propaganda, the CCD effectively debunks misinformation and informs the public with factual data.
What are the recent revelations by the CCD regarding Russia's war strategies?
Recent CCD revelations indicate that Russia is actively utilizing hybrid warfare tactics, such as cyberattacks and disinformation, as preludes to military escalations. Russia's economic measures, under autocratic directives, include escalated tax collections to manage war expenditures, while Russian troops attempt infiltrations under civilian guise. CCD's reports insist on vigilance against these strategies.
How is the CCD responding to fake news about Ukrainian figures?
The CCD actively counters fake news about Ukrainian figures by verifying facts, challenging propaganda, and elucidating truths through official channels. The center swiftly dismisses unsubstantiated rumors, like the alleged desertion of Ukrainian officials, ensuring the credibility of information remains intact and public trust is maintained amidst directed misinformation campaigns.
Why are Russian scientists restricted from traveling by their government?
The Russian government has imposed travel restrictions on its scientists, requiring ministry approval for trips to "unfriendly countries." This measure is likely a precaution against intellectual leaks and espionage amidst heightened global tensions, though it reflects a pervasive atmosphere of governmental control that extends beyond wartime exigencies, as outlined by the CCD.
What are Russia's covert tactics in oil transportation as per CCD findings?
According to CCD findings, Russia employs its "shadow" fleet manned by former Wagner mercenaries to covertly transport oil, thereby bypassing international sanctions. This strategy underscores Russia's clandestine operations aimed at sustaining their economic activities despite comprehensive sanction regimes, perpetuating a complex geopolitical narrative.
What is the significance of CCD's report on Russian hybrid threats?
The CCD's report on Russian hybrid threats underscores the multifaceted nature of present-day warfare, where conventional military actions are supplemented by cyber intrusions and strategic disinformation campaigns. Such tactics seek to destabilize societies and create internal divisions within target countries, necessitating coordinated responses to maintain regional security and stability.
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CCD has warned of new Russian IPSOs: Second front from Belarus, illegitimacy of Zelenskyy, "forced" mobilisation The Centre for Countering Disinformation has predicted how Russian disinformation campaigns will develop next week. 13 954 151
Russia is preparing for protracted war - Center for Countering Disinformation Russian propagandists report on the success of the "first stage of the special operation", plan a "victory parade" in eastern Ukraine on May 9, and want to seize the entire territory of our state. 63 515 108 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War
Putin called war "genetic trait" of Russians. VIDEO During a visit to a Moscow military hospital, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claimed that "the ability to fight is in the genes of Russians." He made this statement in response to one of the participants in the armed aggression against Ukraine, who mentioned his grandfather, a World War II veteran. 10 438 96 Previously in trend: Putin’s regime
Propagandists prepare Russians for capitulation and defeat in war, - Center for Counteracting Misinformation Russian propagandists began to change their rhetoric. 40 210 93 Previously in trend: War
After ZN.UA’s support for Shabunin, anonymous OP Telegram channels began attacking media journalist Inna Vedernikova – AntAC After the editorial office of ZN.UA issued a statement regarding government pressure on Vitalii Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC), anonymous Telegram channels linked to the Office of the President (OP) began attacking media journalist Inna Vedernikova. 14 554 88 Previously in trend: Suspicion against Shabunin Pressure on the media
Information about 1.7 million dead and missing Ukrainian servicemen in war against Russia is fake, - CCD Pro-Kremlin propaganda outlets are spreading claims that Russian hackers have hacked into the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff database and obtained information about "1.7 million Ukrainian military personnel killed or missing" during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 5 225 82 Previously in trend: Russian fake news
Google has shown location of Ukrainian military systems on maps - CCD Google "burned" Ukrainian positions on maps, showing the location of our military systems. The enemy is already distributing these images. 25 004 75
Russia is experiencing deepest demographic crisis in more than two centuries - CCD Last year, only 1.22 million children were born in the Russian Federation, the fewest since 1999. Compared to 2023, the birth rate decreased by 3.4%, and compared to 2014, it fell by more than a third. In the first quarter of 2025, the birth rate fell by another 4%, which was a historic low. 6 028 74 Previously in trend: Classification of demographic data in Russian Federation
YouTube blocks newly created channel of sanctioned Arestovych YouTube has blocked the newly created channel of Oleksii Arestovych, who is under sanctions imposed by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC). 6 734 64 Previously in trend: YouTube blocks Arestovych’s channel
Ukraine did not ban entry of citizens of Russian Federation - Center for Combating Disinformation denied yet another fake The Center for Combating Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine refutes fakes regarding the ban on entry into Ukraine from the Russian Federation. 9 026 58 Previously in trend: War
Russian special services have created network of fake accounts for Syrskyi to discredit him, - Centre for Countering Disinformation Russian special services have created a network of fake accounts for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi. Russia is spreading false information about the situation at the front and about the Commander-in-Chief in order to influence the military. 2 817 50
Russia is stockpiling missiles at airfields and may launch new mass attack - CCD The enemy is amassing missiles at strategic aviation airfields. 11 169 48
Missiles for "Grad", "Iskanders" and North Korean KN23 were stored at warehouse in Tver region, - CCD At the ammunition depot in Toropets, Tver region of the Russian Federation, which detonated after a nighttime drone attack, Russians stored missiles for "Grad", "Iskanders" and North Korean KN23 ballistic missiles. 10 469 47
Russia uses statements of American scientist for accusation of world of Russophobia, - Center of counteraction of misinformation at National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Dr. Patrick Beshem, known for his commitment to Donald Trump, is spreading the word about the "hypocritical Russophobia of the West" in the English-language news segment. All because of the sanctions imposed on Russia. 12 259 44 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War
Rospropaganda spreads fakes that there will allegedly be no counteroffensive of AFU -CCD Russian propaganda denies the possibility of a counteroffensive by the Ukrainian military. 8 465 44 Previously in trend: War
Russian propaganda tells about "destruction of biolaboratories in Ukraine", - Center for Counteracting Disinformation Russian propaganda begins a new phase of "biological warfare" and records an "intermediate victory" by talking about the destruction of biolaboratories in Ukraine. 8 624 40 Previously in trend: War
Russian special services are preparing shelling and terrorist attacks to inject anti-Ukrainian hysteria in Russia, - Center for Countering Disinformation Russian TV channels are changing the thesis about the goals of the "special operation" in Ukraine to "terrorist threat from Ukraine." 4 797 40 Previously in trend: War
Russian Telegram channels spread fake about burying Ukrainian evaders alive - CCD Russian propaganda resources disseminate a video in which an employee of the Zhytomyr TCR and SS allegedly "buries" an evader. 9 030 40
Umierov on business trip to US - CCD calls reports that NSDC secretary refused to return to Ukraine fake news Over the past few days, claims have been circulating online that Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, has allegedly left the country and refuses to return to Ukraine. This information is not true. 4 061 38 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Kremlin is spreading fake that foreign companies continue to do business in Russia - CCD Russian propaganda spreads the fake that foreign companies continue to do business in Russia and are looking for ways to circumvent restrictions to trade with the Russian Federation. 4 258 34
Information about alleged occupation of Vovchansk does not correspond to reality - Center for countering disinformation Today, May 15, a message is spreading in the Ukrainian information space about the alleged full occupation of the city of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region by Russian troops. 4 832 33 Previously in trend: War
Drones attacked port in Russian Kaspiysk - CCD. VIDEO Drones have attacked the Republic of Dagestan in the Russian Federation for the first time. The port was attacked. 15 086 33
Information about Russians entering Toretsk is not true - CCD Since the morning of July 30, 2024, information has been spreading on social media that Russian troops have allegedly entered Toretsk, Donetsk region, and that fighting is already taking place in the city. 3 957 32 Previously in trend: War
Putin manipulates Minsk agreements and changes narrative of "special operation" in Ukraine, - Center for Counteracting Disinformation During a meeting with Belarusian dictator Lukashenko, Russian President Putin began manipulating the Minsk agreements. 14 003 32 Previously in trend: War
YouTube blocked pro-Russian channels of journalist Latynina and former MP Balashov in Ukraine YouTube has blocked channels on Ukrainian territory belonging to individuals sanctioned by the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), including Russian journalist Yulia Latynina, known as an "friend" of Oleksii Arestovych. 3 242 30 Previously in trend: Pro-Russian agitators
Russians have everything ready for massive shelling of Ukraine, missiles are stockpiled, aviation has practiced launch tactics - CCD Currently, Russian troops have accumulated a sufficient number of missiles for another massive shelling of Ukrainian territory. 14 084 29
Rospropagandaists spread fake about mobilization of women in Ukraine, currently, there is no such need, - Center for Countering Disinformation Several pro-Russian telegram channels have distributed a photo of the document, which deals with the organization of events for the registration of women aged 18 to 60. 5 524 29 Previously in trend: War
There was no massive breakthrough of border between Novenke and Zhuravka in Sumy region. Enemy is trying to act in single groups, - CCD On March 8, 2025, information about a massive breakthrough of the Russian Armed Forces on the border of Sumy region was spread on the Internet. 3 124 28 Previously in trend: Russian assault on the Sumy region border
Authorities of Russian Federation publicly admit that defeat in conditions of sanctions waits in near future, - Center of Counteraction to Misinformation The Center of Counteraction to Misinformation analysts say that the restructuring of Russia's economy to new realities is unlikely. 16 041 26 Previously in trend: War
In Crimea it is going to create "retraining camps" for deported Ukrainian teachers and "language courses" for children, - CCD The Center for Countering Disinformation confirms that forcible Russification of deported Ukrainians is taking place in Russia. 5 767 26 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War
DPRK’s first troops have already come under fire in Kursk region - CDC North Korean troops have already clashed with the AFU in the Kursk region. It has become known that the DPRK forces have already come under fire. 10 259 25
Rospropaganda spreads fake about "armed Ukrainian refugees" in Great Britain, - Center for countering disinformation The British publication Daily Mail published an article about the fact that armed migrants entered Great Britain through the English Channel. 3 641 24 Previously in trend: War
No threats to Kyiv HPP dam - CCD There is no threat to the Kyiv HPP dam as a result of the Russian strike. 6 643 24 Previously in trend: War
One of EU’s conditions for negotiations on Ukraine’s membership is abolition of "Lozovyi’s amendments" - Shabunin In order to negotiate accession to the EU, Ukraine must amend the legislation that allows for procedural delays and imposes unrealistic limits on the timing of pre-trial investigations into corruption cases. We are talking about the so-called Lozovyi’s amendments. 105 266 24 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Ukrainians urged not to ignore air alarm on May 8 and 9 The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine calls on the eve and during May 8-9 to be especially attentive to air alarm signals. 16 316 23 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War
Russians launched fake about use of "Azov" and "Kraken" battalions to suppress protests in France, - CCD The enemy is spreading a fake message that NATO is considering sending Azov and Kraken battalions to France to quell protests. 4 464 22
Information in Italian newspaper about submarine "Belhorod" with atomic torpedo is manipulative, - CCD The Italian newspaper La Repubblica spread information manipulation about the movement of the Russian submarine Belgorod, which was picked up by other world media. 8 215 21 Previously in trend: War
Russian scientists are being banned from travelling abroad, - Center for Countering Disinformation Russian scientists have been required to obtain approval from the relevant ministry for business trips to so-called "unfriendly countries." 1 614 19
Andrii Kovalenko becomes new head of Center for Countering Disinformation – decree President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Andrii Kovalenko as head of the Center for Countering Disinformation. 4 966 19 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War
"Order" of National Police to strengthen mobilization and search for 18-year-olds in Odesa is fake of Russian propaganda – CCD Russian propaganda has created and spread a fake document, allegedly issued by the Main Department of the National Police in Odesa region, which allegedly orders law enforcement officers to "intensify the search for persons subject to mobilization" in Odesa, including 18-year-olds. 21 780 19 Previously in trend: mobilization
Russia conducts propaganda campaigns for May 9 in ten countries, including China and India - CCD By May 9, the Russian Federation is holding propaganda campaigns in 10 countries, including Indonesia, South Africa, India, China, Tanzania, and others. 1 281 19 Previously in trend: 9th May in Russia
FSB admits that Russia is losing information war - CCD To "properly zombie" the Russian special services created an action plan for propaganda in the occupied territories, which eventually failed. 14 325 17 Previously in trend: War
Russians fire at occupied Donetsk to motivate locals to fight against Ukraine, - Center of counteraction to disinformation The reports spread by the propaganda about the shelling of occupied Donetsk by the Ukrainian army are misinformation to discredit the Armed Forces. 3 701 17 Previously in trend: War
Putin demands higher taxes from Russians to finance war, CCD says Amid Russia’s economic slowdown and a growing budget deficit, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has demanded that the government "significantly increase" tax collection in 2026. 2 116 16 Previously in trend: Economic disaster
TikTok has blocked 24 pro-Russian channels, including Shariy’s account - Center for Countering Disinformation The social network TikTok started blocking channels that spread Russian disinformation. 2 787 16
Drones reach military unit of Russian space intelligence in Stavropol Krai - CCD Unidentified drones have reached the "Zvezda" facility in the Stavropol Krai. This is one of the main stations of the Russian space electronic intelligence, a centre for the analysis of space information. 5 007 16 Previously in trend: Drone attack on Russian regions
Putin acknowledged problems with Russia’s economy and publicly reprimanded officials in economic bloc Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin acknowledged problems with Russia's economy and publicly reprimanded officials in the economic bloc. 6 557 15
Drones attacked Smolensk Aviation Plant at night - CCD On the night of 21 January, the Smolensk Aviation Plant was attacked. 7 111 14
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