KOTENOK Yuriy (Yurii) Petrovich

He is one of the key war correspondents of the kremlin propaganda, who actively supports and justifies russia's war against Ukraine, shapes the perception of events in a way favorable to the kremlin, creating an image of the 'heroic russian army' and trying to discredit the efforts of Ukraine and its partners in the struggle for independence.
He is a russian war correspondent with many years of experience, journalist, analyst, blogger, editor-in-chief of the russian military-patriotic news portal 'Segodnya.ru', columnist and editor of the Donbass information and analytical service.
The main topic of his activity is the coverage of events in Ukraine since 2013. He began spreading disinformation about Ukraine during the Revolution of Dignity, calling it a 'coup d'etat', actively covered russia's aggressive military operations in Ukraine, promoted kremlin narratives and theses since 2014, and actively supports russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and the occupation of Ukrainian territories.
The main platform for information and psychological influence, promotion of kremlin propaganda, spreading fakes and disinformation is his telegram channel 'Voyenkor Kotenok Z'. After the start of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, his telegram channel was ranked 11th in the so-called 'russian telegram power ranking by citation index'.
The war correspondent's activities are aimed at discrediting the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ukrainian government and international support for Ukraine. In his information activities, he justifies the war crimes of the russian federation and promotes the idea of the 'liberation mission' of the russian army in Ukraine. In his publications, he promotes anti-Ukrainian narratives about 'crimes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine' and 'escalation of the conflict by the West', spreading fake accusations against the Ukrainian military. He supports the rhetoric about the 'collective West' allegedly trying to destroy russia, which is one of the key messages of kremlin propaganda.
He actively spreads false information about losses among the Ukrainian military, exaggerates the successes of the russian army and creates the illusion of invulnerability of russian troops, and promotes the narrative of the alleged presence of Western biolabs on the territory of Ukraine. At the same time, he openly calls for an escalation of the war and supports russia's tough military tactics. His messages often contain elements of intimidation and threats against Ukraine and NATO countries.
He pays special attention to discrediting Ukraine's defense initiatives and international military assistance, promoting messages about the 'ineffectiveness of Western weapons' and the 'inevitability of russia's victory', which is consistent with the kremlin's information campaign strategy.
In his blog on RUTUBE, he calls for fundraising for military support of the russian invaders, distributing relevant video appeals.
His activities are part of the kremlin's large-scale information war aimed at justifying armed aggression against Ukraine, undermining the unity of Western allies and demoralizing Ukrainian society.