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Soft power and russian propaganda abroad: In cooperation with the CCD the section Kremlin's Mouthpieces has been updated
11.06.2025
KREMLIN`S MOUTHPIECES
There are 10 persons published that spread russian narratives and disinformation. Among them:
Yakov Kedmi (Kazakov) is a former Israeli diplomat, publicist and propagandist who actively supports russian foreign policy and the war against Ukraine, working for an international audience, using his Israeli background as a tool of credibility.
Graham Phillips is a British freelance journalist and blogger who has been working with the russian TV channels RT and Zvezda since 2014, has received numerous awards from the occupation administrations and security forces in the occupied territories of Ukraine, and was granted political asylum in russia in 2024.
Maksim Shugaley is the face of russia's soft power, one of the key figures in russian propaganda focusing on the African continent and the Middle East, associated with the russian Foundation for the Protection of National Values and the Wagner Group, and was detained in Libya and Chad in 2019 and 2024, respectively, on suspicion of election interference.
Ilya Yansen is a russian propagandist, blogger and participant in the war against Ukraine. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he stopped his commercial and political activities and joined the russian ministry of defense, and later directly to serve in the units of the russian armed forces participating in the war against Ukraine.
Timofey Vasiliev (Vi) is the founder and administrator of the War on Fakes project, which is positioned as a fact-checking resource, but in fact acts as a tool for spreading disinformation and pro-russian narratives. As the head of the strategic management department of the Dialogue NGO, he was involved in Operation Doppelgänger, which involved the creation of fake news sites that imitated Western media to spread disinformation about the war against Ukraine.
Oleksiy Kostylov is the founder and editor-in-chief of the propaganda resource Readovka.news and the eponymous Telegram channel Readovka.
There are 10 persons published that spread russian narratives and disinformation. Among them:
Yakov Kedmi (Kazakov) is a former Israeli diplomat, publicist and propagandist who actively supports russian foreign policy and the war against Ukraine, working for an international audience, using his Israeli background as a tool of credibility.
Graham Phillips is a British freelance journalist and blogger who has been working with the russian TV channels RT and Zvezda since 2014, has received numerous awards from the occupation administrations and security forces in the occupied territories of Ukraine, and was granted political asylum in russia in 2024.
Maksim Shugaley is the face of russia's soft power, one of the key figures in russian propaganda focusing on the African continent and the Middle East, associated with the russian Foundation for the Protection of National Values and the Wagner Group, and was detained in Libya and Chad in 2019 and 2024, respectively, on suspicion of election interference.
Ilya Yansen is a russian propagandist, blogger and participant in the war against Ukraine. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he stopped his commercial and political activities and joined the russian ministry of defense, and later directly to serve in the units of the russian armed forces participating in the war against Ukraine.
Timofey Vasiliev (Vi) is the founder and administrator of the War on Fakes project, which is positioned as a fact-checking resource, but in fact acts as a tool for spreading disinformation and pro-russian narratives. As the head of the strategic management department of the Dialogue NGO, he was involved in Operation Doppelgänger, which involved the creation of fake news sites that imitated Western media to spread disinformation about the war against Ukraine.
Oleksiy Kostylov is the founder and editor-in-chief of the propaganda resource Readovka.news and the eponymous Telegram channel Readovka.
The components, parts, and schematic diagram of the V2U UAV with artificial intelligence have been published.
09.06.2025
COMPONENTS IN WEAPONS
Data on the design, electronic database and sources of supply of the russian V2U barrage munition with artificial intelligence has been published.
INSTRUMENTS OF WAR
64 pieces of foreign technological equipment used by russia's largest tank and armored vehicle manufacturer, Uralvagonzavod.
UAV MANUFACTURERS
The russian design bureau Vertical and the six UAV models it manufactures for use in the war against Ukraine.
Data on the design, electronic database and sources of supply of the russian V2U barrage munition with artificial intelligence has been published.
INSTRUMENTS OF WAR
64 pieces of foreign technological equipment used by russia's largest tank and armored vehicle manufacturer, Uralvagonzavod.
UAV MANUFACTURERS
The russian design bureau Vertical and the six UAV models it manufactures for use in the war against Ukraine.
"War&Sanctions" - 1 year. The sections "Child kidnappers" and "Components in weapons" have been updated.
01.06.2025
Over the year, the portal has become an open and effective tool for identifying, systematizing and publishing data on individuals, structures and technologies that support russian aggression against Ukraine.
During the year
- tens of thousands of individuals, companies and institutions that directly or indirectly support russian aggression were identified;
- thousands of references were received in Ukrainian and foreign media from 33 countries;
- a full-fledged basis for international sanctions, investigations and compliance checks has been formed;
- government agencies, financial institutions, corporations and non-governmental organizations around the world have become users of the portal.
Today, the portal is updated with new data in the two sections that started its launch exactly one year ago:
CHILD KIDNAPPERS
13 people who are involved in the militarization of Ukrainian children in the temporarily occupied territories and facilitate their forced adoption by russian families.
COMPONENTS IN WEAPONS
Electronic component base of Zala 421-16E and Phoenix UAVs and guided missiles for Tornado-S MLRS.
We are grateful to all partners, researchers, journalists, representatives of state and international institutions who used the platform, shared its data and contributed to its content throughout the year.
Together, we continue to record the aggressor's crimes and increase sanctions pressure on it.
Follow the updates on the portal. More to come!
During the year
- tens of thousands of individuals, companies and institutions that directly or indirectly support russian aggression were identified;
- thousands of references were received in Ukrainian and foreign media from 33 countries;
- a full-fledged basis for international sanctions, investigations and compliance checks has been formed;
- government agencies, financial institutions, corporations and non-governmental organizations around the world have become users of the portal.
Today, the portal is updated with new data in the two sections that started its launch exactly one year ago:
CHILD KIDNAPPERS
13 people who are involved in the militarization of Ukrainian children in the temporarily occupied territories and facilitate their forced adoption by russian families.
COMPONENTS IN WEAPONS
Electronic component base of Zala 421-16E and Phoenix UAVs and guided missiles for Tornado-S MLRS.
We are grateful to all partners, researchers, journalists, representatives of state and international institutions who used the platform, shared its data and contributed to its content throughout the year.
Together, we continue to record the aggressor's crimes and increase sanctions pressure on it.
Follow the updates on the portal. More to come!
DIU organises international hackathon for OSINT investigators
14.05.2025
To the first anniversary of the War&Sanctions portal, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine is holding an open hackathon for OSINT investigators from around the world.
Ukrainian and foreign research teams, as well as independent OSINT investigators will prepare analytical materials for the existing sections of the portal, propose new thematic areas and conduct investigations based on the portal data, as part of the hackathon
The format is mixed (online and offline). Participants will complete tasks remotely within a certain timeframe.
Representatives of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, heads of central executive authorities and state bodies of Ukraine will evaluate the works and determine the winners.
The awards will be personally presented to the winners by the Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov during the ceremony. For participants from abroad, an online format is provided
To participate in the hackathon, fill out the form here till 8 p.m. on 21 May and wait for the task to be sent to the email address you provided during registration.
OPEN SOURCES. CLOSED TARGETS.
#diu_hackathon
Ukrainian and foreign research teams, as well as independent OSINT investigators will prepare analytical materials for the existing sections of the portal, propose new thematic areas and conduct investigations based on the portal data, as part of the hackathon
The format is mixed (online and offline). Participants will complete tasks remotely within a certain timeframe.
Representatives of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, heads of central executive authorities and state bodies of Ukraine will evaluate the works and determine the winners.
The awards will be personally presented to the winners by the Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov during the ceremony. For participants from abroad, an online format is provided
To participate in the hackathon, fill out the form here till 8 p.m. on 21 May and wait for the task to be sent to the email address you provided during registration.
OPEN SOURCES. CLOSED TARGETS.
#diu_hackathon
Components and a schematic representation of the S8000 Banderol cruise missile, as well as the enterprises involved in its production, have been published
12.05.2025
COMPONENTS IN WEAPONS
24 components of the S8000 Banderol cruise missile, 26 enterprises involved in the production of the missile, its components and subcomponents, as well as the import and supply of foreign components were published.
In addition, a schematic representation of the missile with the main components and blocks, as well as its tactical and technical characteristics, was published.
24 components of the S8000 Banderol cruise missile, 26 enterprises involved in the production of the missile, its components and subcomponents, as well as the import and supply of foreign components were published.
In addition, a schematic representation of the missile with the main components and blocks, as well as its tactical and technical characteristics, was published.
In cooperation with the Centre for Countering Disinformation, the sections "Kremlin's Mouthpieces" and "Champions of Terror" have been updated
30.04.2025
KREMLIN`S MOUTHPIECES
16 russian war correspondents and propagandists were published. Among them:
Valentin Gvozdev - a military correspondent for Channel One, reporting directly from the combat positions of the russian military, author of propaganda documentaries, speaker at the "School of the Young War Correspondents"
Oleksandr Talipov - a former Ukrainian border guard who defected to russia in 2014, owner of the "Crimean SMERSH" Telegram channel, which collects and publishes personal data of people who have anti-war and pro-Ukrainian views on the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.
Oleksiy Zhyvov is a military volunteer-propagandist who covers the activities and collects aid for the russian "Espanyola" unit
Oleksandr Malkevich - one of the organisers of broadcasting in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, founder of the Foundation for the Protection of National Values (FPVN), which acted in the interests of Yevgeny Prigozhin and supported the operations of the Wagner PMC in Africa
Mikhail Zvinchuk is a former employee of the press service of the ministry of defence of the russian federation, founder and administrator of the Telegram channel "Rybar"
CHAMPIONS OF TEROR
The data of the former Ukrainian athlete Nikita Krylov, who has repeatedly declared his support for the so-called "dpr" and "lpr", trained in moscow since 2015 and in 2025 publicly performed under the russian flag, having received russian citizenship, has been published.
INSTRUMENTS OF WAR
22 pieces of equipment used by russia's largest tank and armoured vehicle manufacturer Uralvagonzavod were published.
16 russian war correspondents and propagandists were published. Among them:
Valentin Gvozdev - a military correspondent for Channel One, reporting directly from the combat positions of the russian military, author of propaganda documentaries, speaker at the "School of the Young War Correspondents"
Oleksandr Talipov - a former Ukrainian border guard who defected to russia in 2014, owner of the "Crimean SMERSH" Telegram channel, which collects and publishes personal data of people who have anti-war and pro-Ukrainian views on the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.
Oleksiy Zhyvov is a military volunteer-propagandist who covers the activities and collects aid for the russian "Espanyola" unit
Oleksandr Malkevich - one of the organisers of broadcasting in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, founder of the Foundation for the Protection of National Values (FPVN), which acted in the interests of Yevgeny Prigozhin and supported the operations of the Wagner PMC in Africa
Mikhail Zvinchuk is a former employee of the press service of the ministry of defence of the russian federation, founder and administrator of the Telegram channel "Rybar"
CHAMPIONS OF TEROR
The data of the former Ukrainian athlete Nikita Krylov, who has repeatedly declared his support for the so-called "dpr" and "lpr", trained in moscow since 2015 and in 2025 publicly performed under the russian flag, having received russian citizenship, has been published.
INSTRUMENTS OF WAR
22 pieces of equipment used by russia's largest tank and armoured vehicle manufacturer Uralvagonzavod were published.
