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Tue, Mar 26, 2024
Suspicious Facebook assets amplify pro-Kremlin Bulgarian ‘mushroom’ websites
More than one hundred Facebook assets promoted links to external websites sharing pro-Kremlin propaganda in Bulgaria
by Sopo Gelava
Thu, Feb 8, 2024
Russian milbloggers falsely accuse Kazakhstan of opening a NATO military facility
Russian military bloggers threatened the Central Asian nation after it opened a new conference hall at a training center for UN peacekeepers, falsely labeling it as a "NATO center"
Thu, Nov 30, 2023
Russian War Report: Pro-Kremlin surrogates accuse the US of using ‘climate weapons’ in Crimea
Following a severe storm in the Black Sea heavily impacted Crimea, pro-Kremlin sources circulated a conspiracy suggesting the US used a weather weapon.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Tue, Nov 28, 2023
Pro-Kremlin actors amplify video to target multinational military exercises in Moldova
A video featuring a local Moldovan farmer accosting military personnel participating in multinational exercise was used as a pretext to attack the West
Thu, Sep 28, 2023
Russian War Report: Competing claims about the possible death of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander
Following an attack by Ukrainian forces on the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, rumors swirled about the potential death of Russian Admiral Viktor Sokolov.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Sep 21, 2023
Russian War Report: Black Sea military operations approach NATO countries’ waters
Plus, Zelenskyy expresses frustration at the UN, Russia seems unlikely to block YouTube, and the US drops new sanctions.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Russian War Report: Wagner is still in business in Africa
Despite their Russia-based forces being relocated to Belarus after their failed mutiny, Wagner Group is still alive and active in Africa, including ahead of a referendum in the Central African Republic.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Jun 1, 2023
Russian War Report: Moscow is on edge after the latest drone attack
Drone strikes in Moscow have the Kremlin on high alert. In Georgia, the pro-Russia Prime Minister blamed NATO for Russian invasion of Ukraine.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, May 25, 2023
Russian War Report: Belgorod incursion brings deluge of online mockery of Russia’s defenses
After an anti-Putin Russian volunteer military unit attacked Belgorod, trolls and bloggers online viciously ridiculed Russian defenses.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, May 19, 2023
Russian War Report: Russia fires barrage at Kyiv while UK promises ‘kamikaze’ drones
A series of Russian missile strikes directed at Kyiv were largely intercepted while the UK promises hundreds of drones. In Poland, a missile "cover up" controversy.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Apr 21, 2023
Russian War Report: Russia cancels Victory Day parades and moves “Immortal Regiment” marches online
Russia continues ramping up its attacks in eastern Ukraine while canceling its Victory Day parade in areas bordering Russian-annexed Ukrainian territory.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Apr 14, 2023
Russian War Report: Russian army presses on in Bakhmut despite losses
Bakhmut remains a major conflict zone with dozens of attacks on Ukrainian forces there, despite Russian forces sustaining heavy losses.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab