The list includes sites with almost identical designs and Russian military symbols (Z). All of them are located on .ru domains, registered in Moscow and served through the same Russian IP address, which confirms that these so-called "regional Ukrainian media" use the same server in Russia.
Written by UNN with reference to Insight News Media.
These Ukrainian "news" sites, created by Russians, promote narratives similar to those in Russian state media, with a particular emphasis on anti-mobilization sentiment among Ukrainians, thereby undermining the efforts of the Ukrainian army. Analysis of the content and server data confirms that these resources are part of a well-organized Russian propaganda network aimed at sowing chaos in Ukraine and undermining trust in the Ukrainian government.
Propaganda sites, particularly those created for the western regions of Ukraine, demonstrate Russia's ambitions to control the entire territory of Ukraine, not just Donbas or other eastern regions. They promote propaganda and disinformation in an attempt to manipulate the opinions of Ukrainians, especially in the territories occupied by Russia.
One of the goals of these sites is to destabilize Western support for Ukraine and to stop providing military and financial assistance. They serve as tools for information operations, spreading fake news and disinformation.
The Kremlin used similar methods to create the Pravda network in Europe, which was exposed by the French agency Viginum in 2023 as part of a large-scale disinformation campaign. Despite attempts to limit its influence, the Pravda network has continued to expand in the European Union, creating websites in several languages that use the term "pravda" in their domain names, such as pravda-en.com, pravda-fr.com, pravda-de.com, pravda-es.com, where content is duplicated for different countries.
Recall
In the temporarily occupied territories, the Russians still cannot fully launch a number of their fake structures. The reason is the lack of collaborators.