Kremlin-funded disinformation campaigns aimed at undermining Ukraine and its leadership, particularly President Zelensky, have been revealed through documents obtained by a European Intelligence service and reviewed by The Washington Post. The campaigns span traditional and social media, with efforts to destabilize Ukraine and reduce support for the country in the West. Additionally, Ukraine's press freedom has been challenged with recent attacks against Ukrainian media and illegal surveillance activities, notably the hacking of the Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainska Pravda's social media account, which was then used to distribute pro-Russian propaganda. Ukrainian officials, including Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, emphasize the importance of press freedom as a core democratic value amidst these challenges.
⚡️Cybersecurity agency: Russian hackers target Ukrainian media. Russian hackers have attacked several Ukrainian media outlets to spread misinformation, according to a statement from the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine posted on…
Kremlin runs disinformation campaign to undermine Zelensky, documents show https://t.co/j4X2LiR4k3
‼️ Unknown people hacked the account of Ukrainian version of Ukrainska Pravda on the X (Twitter) We are trying to restore access. Please do not consider the information published on that account to be related to Ukrainska Pravda https://t.co/S6Sfmw8Wtm
‼️ Unknown people hacked the account of "Ukrainska Pravda" on the X (Twitter) We are trying to restore access. Please do not consider the information published on the social network to be related to Ukrainska Pravda https://t.co/YlNOvbaTb4
⚡️ The account of "Ukrainska Pravda" on the social network X was hacked Hackers are already actively posting Kremlin propaganda videos and photos in their account. https://t.co/kskt9KugNf
The X account of the biggest independent media in Ukraine (Ukrainian Pravda) has been hacked, pro-Russian messages have been shared there. At least the last two tweets there are posted by some pro-Russian/Russian people
Kremlin runs covert disinformation campaign to undermine Zelensky - The Washington Post https://t.co/WftAnDbsug
The twitter account of Ukrainska Pravda (UP) has been hacked. I have confirmation from colleagues who work in UP. Be attentive to the information that comes out there at this moment #Ukraine
The Kyiv Independent asked Andriy Yermak about the recent attacks against Ukrainian media, including the illegal surveillance of @bihusinfo by a department of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). Learn more about this here: https://t.co/ZY7ILWYIg2 https://t.co/wZIyzaS6eK
Very important material. How russia has an ongoing campaign to distribute its lies and poison in Western media and social media, to undermine and destabilize Ukraine, and reduce support for Ukraine. https://t.co/qYxkazFA2f
The Kyiv Independent asked Andriy Yermak about the recent attacks against Ukrainian media, including the illegal surveillance of @bihusinfo by a department of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). Learn more here: https://t.co/ZY7ILWYIg2 https://t.co/LN8adYkSqC
Kremlin runs disinformation campaign to undermine Zelensky, documents show. @CatherineBelton https://t.co/hvPFsTxMeQ
⚡️Yermak: Press freedom is 'one of the values we are fighting for.' Andriy Yermak, Ukraine's Presidential Office head, said that he considers press freedom "one of the most important parts of any democratic society" and "one of the values we are fighting for" when asked about… https://t.co/mEOYBvSboP
⚡️ Kremlin funds disinformation campaigns aimed at Ukraine and the West, according to Kremlin documents obtained by a European Intelligence service and reviewed by The Washington Post. Here are the main points: The campaign spanning from traditional media to social media aims to… https://t.co/n5ieFwleCI