Attributing systemic criminal activity to Ukrainian government agencies
16 sources · 194 posts · ~5.9M reach
What it claims
Ukrainian law enforcement and security agencies are portrayed as tools for internal infighting or overseers of criminal schemes. Anti-corruption investigations and personnel changes are framed not as systemic cleaning, but as proof of total criminalization and the state leadership's inability to control the situation.
Target audience
Examples (paraphrased)
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Anti-corruption agencies have dirt on every politician and only use it when someone starts playing their own game against the system.
Резидент, 6 Aug 2026
t.me/rezident_ua/30161
The SBU department meant to protect statehood actually controls drug trafficking, arms sales, and illegal call centers.
Резидент, 5 Aug 2026
t.me/rezident_ua/30153
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Goal
To undermine citizens' trust in state institutions and demoralize society by creating a sense of hopelessness and total corruption.
Techniques used
- Loaded LanguageUse of terms like “dirt on everyone,” “oversees criminal activity,” “infighting among elites.”
- Causal OversimplificationPresenting any criminal case against an official solely as a result of political games rather than justice.
The real grievance it exploits
It exploits real societal sensitivity to corruption issues and fatigue from long-standing reforms in the law enforcement sector.
How to counter
- Technique exposure: Notice how any state action — whether a corruption investigation or a personnel rotation — is framed by manipulators as a sign of “decay.” This creates a false dilemma where a lack of cases implies corruption, while the presence of cases is dismissed as “political infighting.”
Sources (all time)
50 posts · 14 Aug – 5 Oct 2026
- 5 Oct · t.me/ASupersharij/60945
- 5 Oct · t.me/ASupersharij/60937
- 3 Oct · t.me/ASupersharij/60865
- 2 Oct · t.me/ASupersharij/60864
- 28 Sept · t.me/ASupersharij/60718
- 28 Sept · t.me/ASupersharij/60717
- 14 Sept · t.me/ASupersharij/60160
- 14 Sept · t.me/ASupersharij/60159
- 14 Sept · t.me/ASupersharij/60156
- 13 Sept · t.me/ASupersharij/60133
- +40 more
24 posts · 20 Aug – 17 Sept 2026
- 17 Sept · t.me/MediaKiller2021/24672
- 17 Sept · t.me/MediaKiller2021/24666
- 14 Sept · t.me/MediaKiller2021/24630
- 14 Sept · t.me/MediaKiller2021/24625
- 14 Sept · t.me/MediaKiller2021/24624
- 14 Sept · t.me/MediaKiller2021/24623
- 11 Sept · t.me/MediaKiller2021/24594
- 11 Sept · t.me/MediaKiller2021/24592
- 10 Sept · t.me/MediaKiller2021/24573
- 10 Sept · t.me/MediaKiller2021/24570
- +14 more
19 posts · 10 Aug – 25 Sept 2026
- 25 Sept · t.me/L0HMATIY/38566
- 15 Sept · t.me/L0HMATIY/38380
- 14 Sept · t.me/L0HMATIY/38358
- 26 Aug · t.me/L0HMATIY/37854
- 25 Aug · Archived copy
- 24 Aug · Archived copy
- 21 Aug · t.me/L0HMATIY/37757
- 20 Aug · t.me/L0HMATIY/37751
- 18 Aug · t.me/L0HMATIY/37703
- 18 Aug · t.me/L0HMATIY/37699
- +9 more
15 posts · 5 Aug – 18 Sept 2026
- 18 Sept · t.me/rezident_ua/30611
- 16 Sept · t.me/rezident_ua/30605
- 16 Sept · t.me/rezident_ua/30604
- 16 Sept · t.me/rezident_ua/30599
- 15 Sept · t.me/rezident_ua/30596
- 14 Sept · t.me/rezident_ua/30590
- 14 Sept · t.me/rezident_ua/30585
- 14 Sept · t.me/rezident_ua/30584
- 14 Sept · Archived copy
- 9 Sept · t.me/rezident_ua/30525
- +5 more
14 posts · 20 Aug – 24 Sept 2026
- 24 Sept · t.me/ZeRada1/32372
- 9 Sept · t.me/ZeRada1/32184
- 9 Sept · t.me/ZeRada1/32183
- 8 Sept · t.me/ZeRada1/32174
- 8 Sept · t.me/ZeRada1/32170
- 8 Sept · t.me/ZeRada1/32163
- 7 Sept · t.me/ZeRada1/32157
- 5 Sept · t.me/ZeRada1/32123
- 4 Sept · t.me/ZeRada1/32110
- 27 Aug · t.me/ZeRada1/31994
- +4 more
14 posts · 21 Aug – 6 Sept 2026
- 6 Sept · t.me/legitimniy/23310
- 5 Sept · t.me/legitimniy/23304
- 4 Sept · Archived copy
- 3 Sept · t.me/legitimniy/23276
- 2 Sept · t.me/legitimniy/23274
- 2 Sept · t.me/legitimniy/23270
- 28 Aug · Archived copy
- 28 Aug · Archived copy
- 27 Aug · Archived copy
- 26 Aug · t.me/legitimniy/23211
- +4 more
8 posts · 10 Aug – 14 Sept 2026
- 14 Sept · t.me/stranaua/248484
- 14 Sept · t.me/stranaua/248481
- 14 Sept · t.me/stranaua/248479
- 14 Sept · t.me/stranaua/248477
- 14 Sept · t.me/stranaua/248475
- 14 Sept · t.me/stranaua/248473
- 27 Aug · t.me/stranaua/246340
- 10 Aug · t.me/stranaua/244562
6 posts · 12 Aug – 17 Sept 2026
- 17 Sept · t.me/MonitoringUA/95227
- 17 Sept · t.me/MonitoringUA/95223
- 17 Sept · t.me/MonitoringUA/95222
- 11 Sept · t.me/MonitoringUA/95103
- 13 Aug · t.me/MonitoringUA/94330
- 12 Aug · t.me/MonitoringUA/94303
4 posts · 19 Aug – 9 Sept 2026
- 9 Sept · t.me/OpenUkraine/102215
- 7 Sept · t.me/OpenUkraine/102124
- 19 Aug · t.me/OpenUkraine/101490
- 19 Aug · t.me/OpenUkraine/101480
4 posts · 4–6 Sept 2026
- 6 Sept · t.me/skosoi/10235
- 5 Sept · t.me/skosoi/10231
- 5 Sept · t.me/skosoi/10227
- 4 Sept · t.me/skosoi/10224
1 post · 4 Sept 2026
- 4 Sept · x.com/M_Simonyan/status/2095938983012315615
15 posts · 4 Aug – 6 Oct 2026
- 6 Oct · t.me/odessa_partizan/3793
- 2 Oct · t.me/odessa_partizan/3780
- 21 Sept · t.me/odessa_partizan/3741
- 21 Sept · t.me/odessa_partizan/3740
- 21 Aug · t.me/odessa_partizan/3623
- 20 Aug · t.me/odessa_partizan/3620
- 19 Aug · t.me/odessa_partizan/3619
- 19 Aug · t.me/odessa_partizan/3618
- 19 Aug · t.me/odessa_partizan/3614
- 17 Aug · t.me/odessa_partizan/3603
- +5 more
15 posts · 18 Aug – 5 Oct 2026
- 5 Oct · t.me/OlgaSharij/9608
- 5 Oct · t.me/OlgaSharij/9607
- 4 Oct · t.me/OlgaSharij/9606
- 3 Oct · Archived copy
- 3 Oct · t.me/OlgaSharij/9604
- 3 Oct · t.me/OlgaSharij/9603
- 22 Sept · t.me/OlgaSharij/9598
- 21 Sept · t.me/OlgaSharij/9597
- 17 Sept · t.me/OlgaSharij/9596
- 15 Sept · t.me/OlgaSharij/9595
- +5 more
2 posts · 19–27 Aug 2026
- 27 Aug · Archived copy
- 19 Aug · Archived copy
2 posts · 7–8 Sept 2026
- 8 Sept · t.me/shelestlive/31472
- 7 Sept · t.me/shelestlive/31467
1 post · 16 Aug 2026
- 16 Aug · t.me/free_kherson_z/17820
Report as of 6 Oct 2026 · AI-generated analysis