Reports

A citable summary for each completed week and month — an analytical review, the top narratives, manipulation techniques, and target audiences.

Weekly29 Jun – 5 Jul 2026: The Russian propaganda machine criminalizes mobilization and shifts blame for civilian strikes onto Ukraine
MonthlyJune 2026: Russian propaganda scales up 'state collapse' predictions and exploits historical rifts with Poland
Weekly22 Jun – 28 Jun 2026: The Russian propaganda machine promotes a «state collapse» scenario by exploiting social and logistical challenges
Weekly15 Jun – 21 Jun 2026: Russian propaganda exploits historical grievances with Poland to fracture Ukraine’s strategic alliances
Weekly8 Jun – 14 Jun 2026: Russian propaganda promotes a «state collapse» scenario by exploiting energy and social challenges
Weekly1 Jun – 7 Jun 2026: Russian propaganda intensifies leadership discredit and shifts blame for urban strikes to air defense
Weekly25 May – 31 May 2026: Pro-Russian resources radicalize the delegitimation of mobilization and predict a collapse of state services
MonthlyMay 2026: Russian propaganda scales up its campaign to delegitimize mobilization and state governance in Ukraine
Weekly18 May – 24 May 2026: Russian disinformation scales up predictions of state collapse and ethnic replacement in Ukraine
Weekly11 May – 17 May 2026: Russian propaganda pivots to delegitimizing Ukrainian leadership through accusations of corruption and «occultism»
Weekly4 May – 10 May 2026: Russian propaganda pivots to blaming Ukrainian air defense for strikes and framing Kyiv as a «sponsor of terrorism»
Weekly27 Apr – 3 May 2026: Russian propaganda scales up its campaign to criminalize mobilization and delegitimize recruitment centers

Russian narratives about Ukraine · weekly report

11 May – 17 May 2026: Russian propaganda pivots to delegitimizing Ukrainian leadership through accusations of corruption and «occultism»

8 narratives · 558 posts this week · −2% vs last week

Overview

During this reporting period, the Russian disinformation machine maintained steady intensity while shifting its focus from discrediting mobilization toward direct attacks on the country's top leadership. The primary tool of influence remains the blending of real social challenges with conspiracy fabrications to undermine institutional trust.

The Kremlin continues its strategy of exhausting social resilience, where predicting a collapse of state services serves as a backdrop for deepening internal rifts. Compared to the prior period, there is a visible shift away from demonstrating military might toward information operations aimed at the moral decay of the home front.

Pro-Russian narratives in Ukraine

The central element of the campaign was the large-scale delegitimation of Ukrainian leadership, where corruption allegations are mixed with absurd charges of «occultism». This line is reinforced by attributing intentions of prolonging the war for profit to officials, aiming to frame resistance to aggression as a commercial project of the elites.

While attacks on recruitment centers slightly decreased, the criminalization of mobilization processes remains a potent destabilizing factor. Simultaneously, the aggressor activated a new wedge issue by promoting a conspiracy theory about the demographic replacement of Ukrainians, seeking to provoke xenophobia and a sense of displacement among citizens.

To deflect accountability for war crimes, propaganda continues attributing responsibility for urban destruction to Ukrainian air defense, employing a victim-blaming technique. Internationally, Moscow attempts to cast Ukraine as a sponsor of terrorism regarding events in Mali, striving to erode Kyiv's support among the Global South.

Russian narratives in the West

The campaign aimed at Western audiences was effectively inactive this week. Isolated posts failed to clear the visibility floor, indicating a concentration of enemy resources on the internal Ukrainian information space.