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Juxtaposing a "radicalized" Ukrainian society against a "peaceful" Russian people

StableVery high

13 sources · 130 posts · ~3.9M reach

What it claims

Ukrainian society is portrayed as a collective of aggressive fanatics whose identity is reduced exclusively to hatred and terrorist methods. Everyday disputes and out-of-context social media comments are inflated to the level of pervasive hostility and societal chaos. At the same time, drone incidents are presented as deliberate strikes on civilians and children in order to ascribe a "neo-Nazi" nature to the state and justify strikes on energy infrastructure.

Target audience

Examples (paraphrased)

We paraphrase rather than quote: propaganda's exact wording is built to spread, so we carry the claim and not the craft. Each example cites the post it came from.

  • Ukraine deliberately targets children's beaches and colleges, acting like terrorist groups of the 1990s.

    Украина. Спецоперация. Мониторинг СВО, 4 Aug 2026 · Archived copy

  • Modern Ukrainian identity is not a nationality but an “animal instinct” of hatred for everything Russian, devoid of rationality.

    Украина. Спецоперация. Мониторинг СВО, 23 Jul 2026

    t.me/MonitoringUA/93593

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Goal

To discredit Ukrainian society in the eyes of the international community and demoralize the domestic audience by framing the defensive reaction to aggression as groundless radicalism.

Techniques used

  • Loaded LanguageUse of emotionally charged phrases such as "coven of hate" and "radicals" to describe the Ukrainian reaction.
  • Name Calling or LabelingLabeling Ukrainian social media users as aggressive fanatics who "shower curses".

The real grievance it exploits

War fatigue and the natural human desire for the normalization of life, which are exploited to manipulate emotions through images of "lost unity".

How to counter

  • Technique exposure: This manipulation ignores the context: Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine is the cause of the anger that propaganda tries to pass off as the "natural radicalism" of Ukrainians.

Sources (all time)

  • Лохматый Z НиколаевTier 135,143 subscribers
    3 posts · 14–21 Jul 2026
    • 21 Jul · t.me/L0HMATIY/37240
    • 15 Jul · t.me/L0HMATIY/37110
    • 14 Jul · t.me/L0HMATIY/37078
  • FREE KHERSONTier 39,570 subscribers
    13 posts · 30 Jun – 2 Aug 2026
    • 2 Aug · t.me/free_kherson_z/17549
    • 1 Aug · t.me/free_kherson_z/17535
    • 29 Jul · t.me/free_kherson_z/17481
    • 26 Jul · Archived copy
    • 24 Jul · t.me/free_kherson_z/17407
    • 24 Jul · t.me/free_kherson_z/17402
    • 24 Jul · t.me/free_kherson_z/17401
    • 22 Jul · t.me/free_kherson_z/17374
    • 20 Jul · t.me/free_kherson_z/17353
    • 20 Jul · t.me/free_kherson_z/17352
    • +3 more
  • ШЕЛЕСТTier 1137,608 subscribers
    1 post · 23 Jul 2026
    • 23 Jul · t.me/shelestlive/29813
  • Анатолий ШарийTier 11,664,550 subscribers
    4 posts · 24 Jun – 28 Jul 2026
    • 28 Jul · t.me/ASupersharij/57832
    • 13 Jul · t.me/ASupersharij/57024
    • 24 Jun · t.me/ASupersharij/56290
    • 24 Jun · t.me/ASupersharij/56286
  • Open Ukraine| Открытая УкраинаTier 1181,484 subscribers
    32 posts · 27 Apr – 3 Aug 2026
    • 3 Aug · t.me/OpenUkraine/100912
    • 22 Jul · t.me/OpenUkraine/100401
    • 21 Jul · t.me/OpenUkraine/100352
    • 23 Jun · t.me/OpenUkraine/99194
    • 23 Jun · t.me/OpenUkraine/99193
    • 23 Jun · t.me/OpenUkraine/99191
    • 18 Jun · t.me/OpenUkraine/99013
    • 18 Jun · t.me/OpenUkraine/99012
    • 18 Jun · t.me/OpenUkraine/99010
    • 18 Jun · t.me/OpenUkraine/99008
    • +22 more
  • ЗеРадаTier 1424,887 subscribers
    4 posts · 11–13 Jul 2026
    • 13 Jul · t.me/ZeRada1/31403
    • 13 Jul · t.me/ZeRada1/31396
    • 11 Jul · t.me/ZeRada1/31366
    • 11 Jul · t.me/ZeRada1/31362
  • Политика СтраныTier 1331,215 subscribers
    1 post · 1 Jul 2026
    • 1 Jul · t.me/stranaua/240212
  • Igor KorotchenkoTier 1152,000 followers
    6 posts · 2 Jul – 1 Aug 2026
    • 1 Aug · x.com/i_korotchenko/status/2083454012712481045
    • 30 Jul · x.com/i_korotchenko/status/2082858243831779754
    • 27 Jul · x.com/i_korotchenko/status/2081778272023540129
    • 26 Jul · x.com/i_korotchenko/status/2081313735835054300
    • 4 Jul · x.com/i_korotchenko/status/2073427086165897620
    • 2 Jul · x.com/i_korotchenko/status/2072706719486996639
  • Margarita SimonyanTier 1560,000 followers
    1 post · 27 Jul 2026
    • 27 Jul · x.com/M_Simonyan/status/2081779529085779985
  • Одесский партизанTier 33,587 subscribers
    12 posts · 26 Jun – 20 Jul 2026
    • 20 Jul · t.me/odessa_partizan/3481
    • 20 Jul · t.me/odessa_partizan/3480
    • 17 Jul · t.me/odessa_partizan/3473
    • 17 Jul · t.me/odessa_partizan/3467
    • 13 Jul · t.me/odessa_partizan/3439
    • 10 Jul · t.me/odessa_partizan/3432
    • 8 Jul · t.me/odessa_partizan/3409
    • 2 Jul · t.me/odessa_partizan/3371
    • 2 Jul · t.me/odessa_partizan/3366
    • 1 Jul · t.me/odessa_partizan/3358
    • +2 more
  • Алексей АрестовичTier 1245,414 subscribers
    12 posts · 24 Jun – 28 Jul 2026
    • 28 Jul · t.me/O_Arestovich_official/8319
    • 27 Jul · t.me/O_Arestovich_official/8311
    • 22 Jul · t.me/O_Arestovich_official/8287
    • 14 Jul · t.me/O_Arestovich_official/8252
    • 14 Jul · t.me/O_Arestovich_official/8251
    • 11 Jul · t.me/O_Arestovich_official/8243
    • 10 Jul · t.me/O_Arestovich_official/8240
    • 9 Jul · t.me/O_Arestovich_official/8237
    • 3 Jul · Archived copy
    • 28 Jun · t.me/O_Arestovich_official/8210
    • +2 more
  • Украина. Спецоперация. Мониторинг СВОTier 115,817 subscribers
    39 posts · 10 Jun – 14 Aug 2026
    • 14 Aug · t.me/MonitoringUA/94349
    • 6 Aug · t.me/MonitoringUA/94136
    • 4 Aug · t.me/MonitoringUA/94022
    • 4 Aug · t.me/MonitoringUA/94019
    • 4 Aug · Archived copy
    • 4 Aug · t.me/MonitoringUA/94010
    • 3 Aug · t.me/MonitoringUA/93971
    • 24 Jul · t.me/MonitoringUA/93645
    • 24 Jul · t.me/MonitoringUA/93641
    • 23 Jul · t.me/MonitoringUA/93593
    • +29 more
  • ОЛЬГА ШАРИЙTier 1109,854 subscribers
    2 posts · 12–16 Jun 2026
    • 16 Jun · t.me/OlgaSharij/9568
    • 12 Jun · t.me/OlgaSharij/9557

Report as of 14 Aug 2026 · AI-generated analysis