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Dozens of "titushkas" detained near Kharkiv as SBU scrambles to prevent unrest sparked by pro-Russian forces

The idea was to use hired thugs in a destabilization effort, which would create the necessary picture for Russian propaganda to then justify a new wave of Russian aggression.

15:15, 21.04.2021

Ukraine developing various scenarios to respond to Russia's destabilization attempts – NSDC

The official says the support from Ukraine's strategic partners is crucial.

16:30, 02.04.2021

Russia trying to foment civil war in U.S. – expert

The discourse about Russia's ultimate goal of destabilizing the U.S. being to bring a certain candidate to power is Russian disinformation aimed at concealing the real intention of the operation.

21:35, 27.08.2020

Russia sending to Belarus militants from occupied Donbas – activists

The invaders are recruiting "volunteers" for deployment in Belarus.

21:35, 25.08.2020

Ex-KGB spy tells of disinformation tactics – media

The internet hasn't just made it easier for Russia to create forgeries, it's also helped in their ability to distribute documents, forged or stolen.

20:20, 31.07.2020

"Little green men" in Belarus: Dozens of militants detained near Minsk part of Russia's PMC Wagner – media (Video)

The group has recently arrived to "destabilize" the country amid the ongoing election campaign, officials say.

18:00, 29.07.2020

Expert warns of Russian efforts to fuel unrest in U.S.

Russia's "use of internal contradictions" in the adversary country to set certain social groups against each other is a typical method of unconventional, "hybrid" warfare.

14:00, 07.06.2020

Kremlin propaganda goals in wake of U.S. protests

Russia's major propaganda narratives are similar to those promoted by the Soviets at the time of the Cold War.

19:20, 03.06.2020

Foreign intelligence trying to destabilize Odesa region, top security official says

Ukraine's counterintelligence operatives have been successfully countering such attempts, Bakanov assures.

19:10, 22.05.2020

Russia insisted on putting supporters of "Russian Spring" in Odesa on swap list – MFA Ukraine

The nine persons in question had taken part in organizing deadly riots on May 2, 2014, which brought casualties but never led to the region going rogue with Russia's direct support as it happened with parts of Donbas.

13:30, 03.05.2020

Ukraine struggles to debunk fake virus news – media

Disinformation usually begins with a post on Facebook which is then shared over Telegram or Viber, two online messengers popular in Ukraine.

10:40, 30.03.2020

Ukraine security officials nab online troll spinning fake news on coronavirus

The woman had been spinning disinformation in various online groups where she was an admin, with a total audience of nearly 100,000 subscribers.

23:50, 24.03.2020

Russia deploying coronavirus disinformation to sow panic in West, EU document says

A specialist EU database has recorded almost 80 cases of disinformation about coronavirus since January 22.

16:40, 18.03.2020

Facebook removes Russian accounts over Ukraine interference

The individuals behind the accounts posed as locals as part of what appears to be a military intelligence operation.

22:30, 12.02.2020

SBU exposes Russian bot farm sending fake bomb threats

Perpetrators aimed at undermining public trust in government and sowing chaos.

21:50, 29.01.2020

Neo-Nazi Rinaldo Nazzaro running U.S. militant group The Base from Russia – BBC

The BBC traced Nazzaro and his Russian wife to an upmarket property in central St Petersburg purchased in her name in July 2018 – the same month to which the FBI dates the creation of The Base.

23:50, 24.01.2020

EU Council prolongs economic sanctions against Russia by six months

Since 2014, the EU has imposed different types of sanctions against Russia in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea.

18:40, 19.12.2019

Russia reviving ISIS threat in Europe – OSINT group

The recent exposure of a group of ISIS-affiliated Chechen in Austria once again speaks of Russia's interest in destabilizing Europe and their effective tools for influencing European politics.

18:00, 19.12.2019

SBU busts "bot farm" operating massive number of fake accounts in Russian, "DPR" favor

Special equipment was seized in a Kyiv raid.

09:00, 05.12.2019

Russia behind online trolls in EU, Africa, and Latin America – report

Studies show that the same accounts in social networks are involved in the developments both in Chile and Barcelona.

21:45, 04.12.2019

Spain opens investigation into Russian spies working to destabilize Catalonia – media

The court is probing whether an elite military group known as Unit 29155 carried out actions aimed at destabilizing the region during the separatist push.

20:30, 21.11.2019

Top secret Russian unit seeks to destabilize Europe, security officials say – NYT

This is a unit of the G.R.U. that has been active over the years across Europe.

00:32, 09.10.2019

Czech president discusses with Ukrainian Zakarpattia's Rusyns "recognition of autonomy within Ukraine"

The Ukrainian ambassador stated that the “Rusyn issue” is a political project funded by the Kremlin to destabilize Zakarpattia.

10:20, 11.09.2019

Russia plotting provocations in Kharkiv, Riga over historical past

The events regarding Soviet-era monuments in Latvia and Ukraine deserve close examination.

15:40, 20.06.2019

Russia investing heavily in destabilizing Ukraine: British expert

If people feel deceived following the election, Russia could try to take advantage of instability militarily.

10:20, 17.04.2019

Expert comments on likelihood of "DPR-LPR" recognition by Russia

Russia has been using these areas as a constant source of destabilization in Ukraine.

13:40, 03.04.2019

Russia trying to weaken EU Member States, closest neighbors – Germany's CDU head

Kramp-Karrenbauer has criticized European populist parties receiving support from Moscow.

09:20, 01.04.2019

Ukraine's security operatives bust Russia-controlled extremist organization

Leaders of the so-called “Ukrainian National Army”, founded on the instructions of Russian intelligence, organized massive data gathering on the locations and routes of movement of Ukrainian Army units to commit acts of sabotage and disrupt mobilization efforts.

11:00, 29.03.2019

Expert explains Russia's destabilization, interference strategy on Ukraine

The Kremlin seeks to prevent Ukraine from moving toward the West by keeping it in a permanent “grey zone.”

10:40, 29.03.2019

Ukrainian Intelligence Service elaborates on Russia's election meddling plans

One of the main areas of Russian interference remains cyber space, the intelligence agency stresses.

18:00, 27.03.2019

Kremlin’s plan to sow chaos in Ukraine

To destabilize Ukraine, Moscow has allocated hundreds of millions of dollars, the report says.

11:00, 19.02.2019

Ukraine security chief: Attacks on pro-Russian church's temples coordinated by FSB

Russia is playing a "religious card" to destabilize Ukraine and sow discord.

15:20, 18.02.2019

Russian intel offering Ukrainians US$2,000 for setting on fire churches of former Moscow Patriarchate

Russian spies and Moscow-controlled "security services" in the occupied parts of Donbas have been working to recruit Ukrainian nationals who would commit arson attacks on temples operated by Orthodox priests of what was until recently called the Moscow Patriarchate.

17:40, 09.02.2019

Turchynov names six major threats to Ukraine coming from Russia

If Russia fails to regain control over Ukraine by political means, Moscow could resort to large-scale military aggression, the official suggests.

16:40, 05.02.2019

Tactics of petty provocations: Expert explains Kremlin's efforts to intimidate Ukrainians

Russia is focused on destroying confidence in government agencies and "atomizing" Ukrainian society.

16:40, 27.01.2019

Polish diplomat has no illusions: Kremlin antagonizes Poland and Ukraine

A lot of energy and money is being invested in this, according to the official.

10:00, 18.01.2019

Chain reaction: Russian politician explains how Russia could implode

Borovoi says a spontaneous social fallout could start from trivial things.

14:00, 11.01.2019

SBU calls on believers not to become "cannon fodder" in Russian plot

Security officials have called on members of civil and political associations to refrain from holding any rallies during the church's unification council.

15:40, 13.12.2018

OSINT group elaborates on Russia's "active measures" in Ukraine

Сertain players appear in the media arena, allegedly acting as American agents of influence, to impose on the general public the following idea: “It is on the instructions from Washington that they came here to destabilize the situation and alter the political order, because U.S. leaders are tired of the Ukrainian government."

17:00, 17.11.2018

Not all quiet on EU's "eastern front" as Russia seeks to split unity - media

It is time for Europe to wake up to an emerging threat on its eastern flank.

10:00, 13.11.2018

Klimkin: Russia needs fake elections in occupied Donbas to fragment, weaken Ukraine

According to Klimkin, Russia's idea of holding illegal elections in Donbas during the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War is another provocation.

13:50, 09.11.2018

Ukrainian Orthodox Church trying to withdraw from Moscow’s control: Kremlin not happy.

It’s not hard to imagine the Kremlin using religious tensions to further sow division, incite violence, and spread misinformation in Ukraine.

15:00, 01.11.2018

Militarization in Azov region could lead to destabilization in Black Sea – Mogherini

The High Representative said that the EU was not willing to witness a military buildup in the Black Sea.

22:30, 23.10.2018

Anti-sabotage drills: Ukrainian spec-op troops penetrated country's biggest ammo depots - journalist

One of the groups participating in the exercises secured unhindered access to one of the ammunition storage facilities in central Ukraine in broad daylight.

17:20, 21.10.2018

Russia mulling to use religious factor to destabilize situation in Ukraine – analyst

In addition, Russian military leadership said special forces groups have already being trained on the ground, namely on the basis of the New Athos Monastery in Abkhazia, for the implementation of these plans.

11:11, 19.10.2018

Former UK foreign secretary warns about Russification of Europe

The nature and scale of Russia’s interventions in a growing number of southern and eastern European countries are of great concern.

23:50, 09.10.2018

SBU head tells British counterpart of Russian plan to destabilize situation in Ukraine ahead of elections

The two security chiefs held a working meeting in Kyiv Wednesday.

09:00, 04.10.2018

Russia to use Hungarian passports case to destabilize Ukraine – Klimkin

The Kremlin's actions are neither in the interests of Hungarians in Zakarpattia nor in the interests of Hungary.

14:00, 02.10.2018

Poroshenko excludes default in Ukraine

The National Bank expects to receive about US$5 billion in reserves by the end of the year.

13:33, 14.09.2018

Russia plans to aggressively exploit "political Orthodoxy" factor in Ukraine – analyst

The Kremlin is exploring new fronts of destabilization in Ukraine, seeking to sow religious discord around Kyiv's initiative to gain independence and unity for its Orthodox church.

21:50, 28.08.2018