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Information Warfare: russian fakes for May 2nd 2022 (at 18:00)

Information Warfare: russian fakes for May 2nd 2022 (at 18:00)

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks and by word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is not as active, since russia is on holiday. It is the anniversary of Odessa clashes of 2014, so the russian propaganda is blaming Ukraine of being a Nazi state once again. We see the evolution of the “pagan” narrative. Before, russian propaganda accused “Azov” battalion of being pagans.…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for May 1st 2022 (at 18:00)

Information Warfare: russian fakes for May 1st 2022 (at 18:00)

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks and by word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is not as active, per usual, on weekends. Yesterday’s Angelina Jolie visit to Lviv really pissed off russian propagandists, so they are attempting to discredit anyone who supports Ukraine in any form. Unable, or unwilling to come to grips with the consequences of their actions, russian propaganda is now…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 29th 2022 (at 18:00)

Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 29th 2022 (at 18:00)

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks and by word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space, lacking any military successes to celebrate, is focused on the outside world. The media is filled with stories about Europe and NATO, and, as always, Europe is starving and NATO is going to fall apart any minute now. russian propagandists are happily repeating the statement of the Chinese Minister…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 24th 2022

Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 24th 2022

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is focused on the russian offensive in Donbas. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates Easter, so a lot of news stories were about putin and other russian officials visiting churches and celebrating the holiday with “the masses”. There are still no stories about major russian successes, but there are plenty about…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 23rd, 2022 (at 18:00)

Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 23rd, 2022 (at 18:00)

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is focused on the russian offensive in Donbas. A lot of attention is given to the deliveries of heavy weapons to Ukraine. As more and more countries send more and more weapons, russian propaganda continues to downplay the significance of this process. The industrial capabilities of NATO countries are being…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 22nd, 2022 (at 18:00)

Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 22nd, 2022 (at 18:00)

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is focused on the russian offensive in Donbas. There are vague stories about huge russian successes, but no concrete details, which tells us that the offensive is stalling. News reports from Mariupol are downplaying the decision not to storm Azostal plant, proclaiming “total victory” in the city. The russian MoD…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 19th 2022

Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 19th 2022

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering Russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of Russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is focused on the new offensive in Donbas. It appears that russians have problems taking Mariupol, so there was another “final” proposition for Mariupol defenders to surrender. Some propagandists have stated that it will be necessary to “protect the truth” about the future russian victory in Ukraine. It looks more…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 18th 2022

Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 18th 2022

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering Russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of Russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is focused on the new offensive in Donbas. Stories about spectacular victories and total destruction of Ukrainian forces are in the forefront. Kremlin had addressed the economy - putin in his latest speech had assured the russian populace that everything is fine, a contrast to the report from the head…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 17th 2022

Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 17th 2022

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today the russian information space is mostly static, the media activity is down on the weekends. The existing narratives are still present, but there is no propaganda push in any specific direction. There is a shift in portraying the war as not against Ukraine, but against NATO, and that is used as an explanation of…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 15th 2022

Information Warfare: russian fakes for April 15th 2022

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of Russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is reacting to the sinking of the cruiser “Moskva”. The dominating narratives are consolidating around the ideas of revenge and “full-on war”, as if what was happening recently was some minor skirmish. Somehow, the destruction of a ship that had attacked Ukrainian cities crossed a line, while what russia has…
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