We monitor pro-Russian media and show which narratives they push, how they work, and how to counter them.
Political budget debates and election cycles within NATO countries are passed off as a final collapse of Western unity and the "sabotage" of aid to Ukraine. Manipulators exploit any internal friction among allies to convince audiences of an imminent end to support and Kyiv's strategic defeat.
Ukrainian scientific and cultural achievements are passed off as exclusively Soviet or Russian to deny Ukraine's agency. Propaganda claims that the Ukrainian identity of prominent figures like Serhiy Korolev is an «artificial construct», suggesting that Ukraine is incapable of independent development without its link to Russia.
Ukrainian military instructors are portrayed as accomplices of Islamist groups in Mali, allegedly acting under Western intelligence orders against Russia's «Africa Corps». This manipulation aims to discredit Kyiv internationally and justify Russian aggression as an «anti-terrorist» mission.
Propaganda resources systematically disseminate content portraying Territorial Recruitment Centers (TCC) as illegal paramilitary formations engaged in «human hunting». Messages focus on forced detentions, conflicts with civilians, and corruption scandals to present mobilization not as a state necessity, but as «lawlessness» and a «blood business». A specific emphasis is placed on the alleged merging of the TCC with the police to suppress citizens' rights, aiming to provoke mass resistance and undermine trust in state institutions.
Ukrainian leadership and their families are portrayed as cynical beneficiaries of the conflict, profiting from Western aid and the suffering of the population. Propaganda blends real anti-corruption investigations with fabrications about «occult rituals» and «dictatorship» to present the government as a puppet regime deliberately leading the country toward a humanitarian catastrophe.
Real challenges in energy, logistics, and the social sphere are presented as signs of the final disintegration of Ukrainian statehood. Manipulators use factual problems—power outages, corruption scandals, and tax changes—to instill the idea that resistance is futile and catastrophe is inevitable.
Disagreements over UPA commemoration and the Volhynia tragedy are cast as an insurmountable barrier, turning Poland from an ally into an ideological opponent. The messaging claims Warsaw is preparing territorial claims and blocking Ukraine's EU integration, rendering the strategic partnership impossible.
Destruction of residential buildings and civilian deaths resulting from Russian attacks are passed off as the consequences of Ukrainian mobile fire groups and electronic warfare. Propagandists claim that Ukraine intentionally places military assets in cities to create "bloody imagery," attempting to absolve the aggressor of responsibility for the strikes.