Sources in Ukraine
Pro-Russian Telegram channels and X accounts directed at Ukrainian audiences — with attribution from state institutions and independent monitors.
Vetting rule: every source has (a) a verified live handle and (b) attribution from a state institution. Scope is set by the direction test, not source type. More on vetting and tiers T1–T3.
Telegram
| Channel | Tier | What it is | Attribution & sources |
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MediaKiller @MediaKiller2021 | T1 | Pro-Russian 'media' aggregator | CCD list (2024-03-11, #164); Detector Media (2022)
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Open Ukraine| Открытая Украина @OpenUkraine | T1 | Pro-Russian 'Open Ukraine' channel | CCD list (2024-03-11, #111); Detector Media (2024)
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Алексей Арестович @O_Arestovich_official | T1 | Former Presidential Office adviser; under NSDC sanctions for amplifying narratives in Russia's interest | Presidential Decree 267/2025 (NSDC sanctions, 01 May 2025) — 'propaganda in the interests of the Russian state'; YouTube geo-block (CCD, 09 May 2025)
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Анатолий Шарий @ASupersharij | T1 | Pro-Russian blogger (~1.5M subscribers) | Court conviction — treason in absentia, Vinnytsia City Court, 15 years, 04 Jun 2025, Art. 111 CCU; TG/YouTube domains confiscated |
Евгений Мураев @murayevUA | T1 | Channel of the sanctioned pro-Russian politician Yevhen Murayev | Presidential/NSDC sanctions (Decree 38/2025, 19 Jan 2025); SBU treason suspicion 2023 (renewed 2026)
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Женщина с косой @skosoi | T1 | Pro-Russian commentator channel | CCD list (2024-03-11, #145); Detector Media (2023)
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ЗеРада @ZeRada1 | T1 | Anti-government 'Rada insider' channel | CCD list (2024-03-11, #61); Detector Media (2023)
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Легитимный @legitimniy | T1 | Anonymous 'insider' channel in the same GRU network | SBU — GRU network (2021); court block order (2021) |
Лохматый Z Николаев @L0HMATIY | T1 | Channel of an FSB agent convicted in absentia for state treason | SBU — notice of suspicion, state treason (Art. 111 CCU), 13 Jul 2023; FSB agent network run via channel |
ОЛЬГА ШАРИЙ @OlgaSharij | T1 | Channel connected to Anatoliy Shariy's channels; republishes their material | CCD list (2024-03-11, #158); VoxUkraine (2022); EUvsDisinfo
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Политика Страны @stranaua | T1 | Strana.ua (Guzhva) Telegram; openly pro-Russian outlet | CCD list (2024-03-11, #87)
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Резидент @rezident_ua | T1 | Anonymous 'insider' Telegram channel, anti-government narratives | SBU — GRU 85th Main Center network (2021); court block order (2021) |
Украина. Спецоперация. Мониторинг СВО @MonitoringUA | T1 | Pro-Russian 'war monitoring' channel | CCD list (2024-03-11, #320); Detector Media (2024)
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ШЕЛЕСТ @shelestlive | T1 | Media figure Oleksandr Shelest; per IMI, a shift from pro-Ukraine journalism to Russian narratives | Presidential/NSDC personal sanctions, 11 Apr 2025; CCD names his 'ШЕЛЕСТ' channels
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FREE KHERSON @free_kherson_z | T3 | Kherson-direction channel, anti-AFU / atrocity fakes | IMI monitoring — Kherson-direction fakes, 11 Dec 2025
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Одесский партизан @odessa_partizan | T3 | Pseudo-local Odesa channel, anti-conscription fakes | IMI monitoring — anti-conscription fakes, 11 Dec 2025
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X (Twitter)
Russian-language X accounts of key Kremlin propaganda figures, aimed at Ukrainian and Russian-speaking audiences.
| Account | Tier | What it is | Attribution & sources |
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Igor Korotchenko @i_korotchenko | T1 | Military commentator (Public Council under the Russian MoD); sovereignty-undermining narratives | EU sanctions (Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/581, 8 April 2022); UK and Canada listings
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Margarita Simonyan @M_Simonyan | T1 | Editor-in-chief of RT / Rossiya Segodnya; one of the most prominent Kremlin propaganda figures | CCD list; EU / UK / US sanctions
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Vladimir Kornilov @Kornilov1968 | T1 | RIA Novosti commentator; Donbas-'genocide' and annexation-justification narratives | CCD / Ukraine GUR 'Kremlin mouthpieces'; Canada sanctions
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