EUvsDisinfo

For too long, Europe’s story has been twisted and distorted by those who seek to weaken it. It’s time for Europeans to tell their own story again, about freedom, democracy, culture, and cooperation across a diverse continent. How many European countries can you spot in this video?

Ukraine has come through its harshest wartime winter with its energy system bombarded by Russian strikes targeting civilian heat & power. At the same time, FIMI and disinformation campaigns falsely framed the blackouts as proof of Ukrainian weakness and fading European support. Read more on EUvsDisinfo: https://lnkd.in/dqwBwctg

Tanks or missiles are no longer the main weapon in the attacks on democratic societies. Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) has become one of the defining security and foreign policy challenges of the 2020s along with other hybrid threats. The term may sound technical, but the threat is anything but abstract, referring to coordinated efforts by authoritarian regimes to distort public debate, influence elections, and sow distrust in democratic institutions. https://lnkd.in/dSJzHi5n

How Russia lies about the war in the Middle East Short overview on last week's events and Russian influence operations. Kremlin messaging has wasted little time pivoting toward the Middle East and Iran. A key objective has been to link Ukraine to the conflict. Disinformation narratives included attempts to tie the 2014 Maidan protests to broader regional instability and claims that Ukraine could stage a ‘provocation’ to regain international attention. The conflict involving Iran creates a challenging situation for Russia. Moscow failed to present itself as a reliable ally, offering little visible support to a partner that supplied Shahed drone technology and ballistic missiles from the early stages of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Iran represents the third recent case in which the Kremlin did not meaningfully assist a key partner. Similar patterns appeared earlier with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Kremlin-aligned outlets are engaged in complicated balancing act attempting to maintain relatively stable relations with the United States and at the same time criticising the U.S. and Israel for their attack on Iran, while promoting Russia and Vladimir Putin as potential negotiators and mediators between the warring parties. At the same time, much of their messaging has been directed at blaming Ukraine and portraying the United Kingdom and the European Union as drivers of escalation. In short: - FIMI outlets exploited the war in Iran to advance anti-Western and anti-Ukraine disinformation messages. - Narratives concentrated on energy crisis, using it as an opportunity to push for the removal of sanctions on Russian oil and gas. - A coordinated campaign across multiple platforms and languages aimed to strengthen the perception of Ukraine as a corrupt country unworthy of aid. Read the full analysis: https://lnkd.in/emnkdTXA

A new Steam game, Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes (using the Russian spelling), lets players rewrite the 2022 battle for Kyiv while presenting events in a way that favors Kremlin narratives. It also reflects a wider trend: Russia increasingly uses video games to spread propaganda and push its version of the war to global gaming audiences. Read more on EUvsDisinfo: https://lnkd.in/e5q3dW8R

It seems that Russian forces in Ukraine have been heavily dependent on American satellite technology. Recent reporting highlights how unauthorized Starlink terminals were widely used by Russian units on the battlefield. These terminals enabled communications, drone coordination, and logistical planning across the front. When access to these connections was disrupted, the effects were immediate. Key points: • Russian units reportedly relied on unauthorized Starlink terminals for battlefield connectivity. • The system supported communications, drone operations, and coordination between units. • When the connections were cut, Russian units experienced disruptions in coordination. • Ukrainian forces were able to exploit the resulting gaps on the battlefield. • The episode highlights Russia’s continued reliance on Western technology, even while publicly criticizing it. Read more on EUvsDisinfo: https://lnkd.in/egfubcmR

Russian state-funded Sputnik claims that "Shutdown of Starlink Terminals Has No Effect on Russian Troops". Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces liberated more territory than they lost in the last two weeks of February 2026, the first time since summer of 2023. Just a coincidence?

Once again, RT is claiming that Ukrainians are resorting to “witchcraft” and “black magic” to win the war. No, it is not an op-ed. It is an actual “news” article on a state-controlled international channel. And it is 100% BS.

Russia expected to capture Kyiv in 3 days. Four years later, Ukraine is still standing. In February 2022, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine believing the government would collapse within hours. A premature “victory” article published by Russian state media revealed just how confident the Kremlin was. Instead, Ukrainian resistance stopped the assault on Kyiv, destroyed the 64 km convoy, and defended Hostomel Airport in the opening days of the war. This mini-documentary explains: - Why Russia’s original invasion plan failed - How the Battle of Kyiv changed the war - The sinking of the Moskva and the collapse of Black Sea dominance - Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Kherson counteroffensives - Operation Spiderweb and long-range strikes inside Russia - Russian war crimes in Bucha and the bombing of the Mariupol theater - Kremlin disinformation about “biolabs,” “Nazi state,” NATO proxy war claims, and Zelenskyy fleeing - How Ukraine and its Western allies countered Russian information warfare The war did not end in days. It reshaped Europe, expanded NATO, and transformed modern warfare through drones, open-source intelligence, and information resilience. Four years into the invasion, as battlefield momentum slows, Russia increasingly targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure and civilians, while Ukraine continues adapting in both conventional and information warfare. Watch the full documentary on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/egmkMFx6

Kremlin’s long campaign to recode Ukraine’s past reveals how culture has become yet another battlefield. From imperial archives to Vladimir Putin’s 2025 decree, the fight is not only for territory — but for memory itself. Read the 2nd chapter of the Total Recall series on EUvsDisinfo: https://lnkd.in/eJyP4a9m