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Promote Ukraine’s Address on 'Russian season' at Brussels La Monnaie Opera House

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Promote Ukraine’s Address on 'Russian season' at Brussels La Monnaie Opera House

Dear Mr. De Caluwe, As a collective of Belgian, Ukrainian and European citizens we read your statement on the website of La Monnaie with concern and even dismay. (https://www.lamonnaiedemunt.be/en/mmm-online/2363-to-build-bridges-between-people) We are keenly aware of the…

September 15, 2022

Ukrainian IT Army Has Paralysed More Than 2,400 Russian Online Resources

Ukrainian IT Army Has Paralysed More Than 2,400 Russian Online Resources

The active war continues online as well as on the ground. From 29 August to 11 September, the Ukrainian IT army paralysed more than 2,400 Russian online resources, including Russian media and the websites of Russia’s largest…

September 12, 2022

Occupiers in ‘LPR’ to Release Pseudo-Historical Manual of Russian Narratives by Sept 1

Occupiers in ‘LPR’ to Release Pseudo-Historical Manual of Russian Narratives by Sept 1

Russian propagandists from the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) have prepared a multi-page document entitled “Structural plan of the lesson on the topic ‘My History’” to be released by September 1. It is planned that…

August 29, 2022

Google Rolls Out Campaign Against Fakes about Ukrainian Refugees

Google’s Jigsaw subsidiary, which deals with online security, will launch a campaign next week to tackle disinformation in Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic about Ukrainians who have found refuge in European countries, Reuters reports….

August 25, 2022

Promote Ukraine Position on Amnesty International Report of 4 August 2022

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Promote Ukraine Position on Amnesty International Report of 4 August 2022

Since the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Amnesty International (AI) has published a number of reports documenting the war crimes conducted by the Russian army against the Ukrainian…

August 23, 2022

Military Media Centre Launched in Ukraine

Military Media Centre Launched in Ukraine

The Military Media Centre has been launched in Kyiv to ensure the promotion of a unified information policy on repelling Russian aggression, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine reports. The Military Media Centre includes representatives…

August 19, 2022

Media: Russian Propaganda Finds New Ways to Spread Disinformation

Media: Russian Propaganda Finds New Ways to Spread Disinformation

Russia is actively developing new ways to spread its disinformation after the European Union blocked the RT and Sputnik TV channels, the Kremlin’s main propaganda resources, due to its invasion of Ukraine. This is stated…

August 10, 2022

Russia Using Every Opportunity to Discredit Armed Forces of Ukraine, Undermine Trust of Partners

Russia Using Every Opportunity to Discredit Armed Forces of Ukraine, Undermine Trust of Partners

Western weapons in our hands are very painful for the Russians. Therefore, the enemy uses every opportunity to discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine and undermine our partners’ trust in us. “Blocking the arms supplies and splitting…

July 29, 2022

Russian Occupiers Preparing Fake ‘Investigation’ into Events at Mariupol Drama Theater

Russian Occupiers Preparing Fake ‘Investigation’ into Events at Mariupol Drama Theater

According to the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the occupiers are going to publish their pseudo-investigation into the circumstances of the bombing of the Mariupol Drama Theater. The purpose…

July 25, 2022

Information Warfare: Occupation ‘Authorities’ in Donbas Block Google

Information Warfare: Occupation ‘Authorities’ in Donbas Block Google

Representatives of the “authorities” of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” and “Luhansk People’s Republic” decided to block access to Google’s search service. As reported by the Russian propaganda media, the relevant decision was made today…

July 22, 2022

Russia Systematically Lies about Chemical Weapons in Ukraine

Russia Systematically Lies about Chemical Weapons in Ukraine

Representatives of 52 delegations of member states of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) published a joint statement in which they strongly condemn the disinformation campaign of the Russian Federation about the…

July 6, 2022

SBU Exposes Russian Agent Who Created 20 Pro-Russian Online Media Outlets in Ukraine

SBU Exposes Russian Agent Who Created 20 Pro-Russian Online Media Outlets in Ukraine

The SBU has exposed a Russian agent who crated 20 pro-Russian online media outlets in Ukraine. As the cybersecurity department of the Security Service of Ukraine reports, the malefactor is a resident of Kyiv. He…

June 8, 2022

SBU Unveils Manuals of Russian Propagandists on ‘Correct’ Coverage of War

SBU Unveils Manuals of Russian Propagandists on ‘Correct’ Coverage of War

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has published manuals developed by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) for propagandists. The documents describe how to “correctly cover the special operation” in Ukraine, as the Russian population…

June 5, 2022

Ukraine’s MFA Outlines Conditions for Resuming Grain Exports from Ports

Ukraine’s MFA Outlines Conditions for Resuming Grain Exports from Ports

To resume Ukrainian grain exports, Russia must first withdraw all its forces in the sea area around Ukraine and provide security guarantees against attacks on ports and commercial convoys. This position was released by Oleg Nikolenko,…

June 2, 2022

YouTube Removes More Than 70,000 Videos with Fakes about War in Ukraine

YouTube Removes More Than 70,000 Videos with Fakes about War in Ukraine

YouTube has taken down more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels for disseminating fake information about the war in Ukraine, The Guardian reports. The videos were removed for violating content guidelines. Some videos described the…

May 23, 2022

Putin's Propagandists Changing Strategy Amid Failures in War

Putin's Propagandists Changing Strategy Amid Failures in War

The Russian propaganda machine has taken a so-called “operational pause” to develop a new strategy for waging the information war against Ukraine. “Realising that media stories about biolabs and radioactive ash are no longer effective…

May 19, 2022

Russian Authorities Continue to Send Conscripts to Die in War in Ukraine

Russian Authorities Continue to Send Conscripts to Die in War in Ukraine

Despite assurances from Kremlin leadership that conscripts will not be allowed to take part in the so-called “special operation,” they continue to join the ranks of Russia’s occupying forces in Ukraine. A corresponding report was…

May 10, 2022

Occupiers Acknowledge Their Failure on Information Front, Step Up Censorship in Army

Occupiers Acknowledge Their Failure on Information Front, Step Up Censorship in Army

The Russian command complains about the strengthening of informational influence on the Russian military exerted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukrainian special services (information warfare, agitation, propaganda). This is stated in the “Extract…

April 7, 2022

Belarus Expels Twelve Ukrainian Diplomats

Belarus Expels Twelve Ukrainian Diplomats

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus announced that only the ambassador and four staff members would now work at the Embassy of Ukraine in Minsk. Ukraine’s consulate in Brest will be completely closed. Twelve Ukrainian diplomats were…

March 24, 2022

MFA of Ukraine, Ukrainian Institute and NGO Wikimedia Ukraine to Hold Information Campaign ‘Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month’ for Second Time

MFA of Ukraine, Ukrainian Institute and NGO Wikimedia Ukraine to Hold Information Campaign ‘Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month’ for Second Time

#UkraineEverywhere is the motto of the information campaign entitled “Ukraine’s Cultural Diplomacy Month” that will last from 17 February to 17 March 2022. The campaign is designed to update and create new articles about Ukraine…

February 11, 2022