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By Pavlo Burdyak, for Detector Media Global threats are not limited to wars, cyberattacks, or disinformation campaigns. The digital space has also been occupied by less visible—yet no less aggressive—actors whose target is human trust and whose method is manipulation. This is precisely the story of the so-called “Church of Almighty God”—a Chinese sect also […]

The man-made disaster on the Dniester River, which affected both Ukraine and Moldova, was caused exclusively by Russian aggression and a targeted missile strike by occupying forces on the Dniester Hydropower Plant. On the night of March 7, 2026, Russia once again launched a missile and drone attack against Ukraine’s civilian population. Among other targets, […]

Coordinated network deploys synthetic anchors, fabricated headlines, and LLM-produced scripts to capitalize on audience interest in Russia-Ukraine war. By Iryna Adam, Eto Buziashvili, for DFRLAb On January 2, 2026, a YouTube channel called Expert News shared a video claiming the Ukrainian port in Mykolaiv has been fully destroyed by a Russian attack. The video had a catchy […]

Ukraine does not attack its population. Mass cases of Russia attacking civilians in frontline regions with FPV drones are well documented by official observers from international organizations. As part of its ongoing policy of denying war crimes, Russian propaganda has spread disinformation claiming that Ukraine has allegedly turned the Zaporizhzhia region into a “testing ground […]

By EUvsDisinfo Before taking a deeper dive into the 4th EEAS Report on FIMI Threats, let’s first look at the pro-Kremlin narratives observed over the past week. Pro-Kremlin FIMI activity focused on distorting both security developments and Europe’s economic outlook. One example was the false claim that the rocket targeting a joint US-UK military base located […]

By James Rice, for UkraineAlert In recent weeks, references to a pro-Russian separatist movement in neighboring Estonia have begun appearing with increasing frequency on social media. The so-called “Narva People’s Republic” clearly echoes the “People’s Republics” established by the Kremlin in eastern Ukraine during the early stages of Russia’s invasion in spring 2014. However, not everyone is convinced […]

By EUvsDisinfo From Texas to Alberta to Catalonia, the Kremlin amplifies separatist causes abroad while jailing those who voice similar ideas inside Russia. The Kremlin routinely accuses other countries of instigating “colour revolutions” and backing separatist movements. Given the Kremlin’s well-documented flair for projection, it comes as little surprise that Moscow engages in exactly the kind […]

Ukraine continues to train its armed forces in collaboration with NATO partners. Rather than suspending programs, Kyiv is relocating joint training centers to domestic territory, a move designed to expand capacity and enhance the exchange of expertise between Ukrainian troops and international instructors. Pro-Kremlin outlets have circulated a new wave of disinformation targeting the Ukrainian […]

By EUvsDisinfo Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) has evolved into a dense and interconnected ecosystem of actors, infrastructures and narratives operating across digital platforms and geopolitical contexts. The concept of the “FIMI Galaxy”, part of the recently published 4th EEAS Report on FIMI Threats, captures this systemic reality. It exposes the complex architecture behind influence operations […]

In reality, the video features a woman talking about anti-government protests in Iran. Propaganda edited the footage and faked the heroine’s voice using AI. In the pro-Russian segment of the network, a video is circulating. In it, a woman allegedly discusses the injuries suffered by her boyfriend, a participant in anti-Ukrainian protests in Paris. The […]

The USAID Inspector General’s statement contains no finding that funds in Ukraine were misused — let alone stolen. Instead, it highlights the institutional and operational constraints facing oversight mechanisms, particularly in environments where large-scale assistance must be delivered under wartime conditions. In that context, Ukraine is cited not as an outlier but as one example […]

The UK is constantly targeted by enemies seeking to change its politics through manipulation. It must follow the lead of France and others to take action. By Andy Pryce, for CEPA France’s first strategy to combat information manipulation, published in February, details four pillars: mobilizing the nation; regulating platforms; building capacity; and developing partnerships.  If fully funded […]

By EUvsDisinfo EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 4th EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) Threats provides a comprehensive assessment of FIMI activities worldwide, based on cases documented and investigated by the EEAS throughout 2025. A key contribution of this report is the shift from diagnosis to impact through the FIMI Deterrence Playbook. By identifying critical […]

By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert Russia’s mass deportation of Ukrainian children is a crime against humanity, a new United Nations investigation has found. Published this week by the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, the report concluded that following the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Kremlin officials “at the highest level” have overseen large-scale deportations from […]

By EUvsDisinfo Tanks or missiles are no longer the main weapon in the attacks on democratic societies. Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) has become one of the defining security and foreign policy challenges of the 2020s along with other hybrid threats. The term may sound technical, but the threat is anything but abstract, referring […]

By EUvsDisinfo Ukraine has emerged from its harshest wartime winter with its energy system battered by relentless Russian strikes designed to freeze civilians into submission. At the same time, a sustained FIMI campaign sought to spin the blackouts into narratives of Ukrainian weakness, division and European fatigue – claims starkly disproven by sustained public and […]

By EUvsDisinfo Key Takeaways Kremlin messaging has wasted little time pivoting toward the Middle East and Iran. A key objective has been to link Ukraine to the conflict. Disinformation narratives included attempts to tie the 2014 Maidan protests to broader regional instability and claims that Ukraine could stage a ‘provocation’ to regain international attention. The […]

By EUvsDisinfo Key Takeaways Kremlin messaging has wasted little time pivoting toward the Middle East and Iran. A key objective has been to link Ukraine to the conflict. Disinformation narratives included attempts to tie the 2014 Maidan protests to broader regional instability and claims that Ukraine could stage a ‘provocation’ to regain international attention. The […]

By Sopo Gelava, for DFRLab A coordinated Facebook network funnels users from groups to dailystandart, a monetized website publishing fabricated and misleading articles A Bulgarian website publishing fabricated or misleading articles generates revenue through the Adskeeper native ads platform, with a coordinated Bulgarian Facebook network driving traffic to the site. The Facebook network (two pages, nine […]

By Elina Beketova, for EUvsDisinfo Since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the outbreak of hostilities in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, residents of Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories (TOT) have faced a steadily tightening system of information control. This process accelerated dramatically after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Today, an estimated 5 […]