Mastodawn

Russian economy faces #financial #disaster; Moscow hides true deficit

#Russia manipulating #economic stats to convince #Ukraine's allies its economy withstood #sanctions & heavy military spending, Sweden’s military intelligence chief Thomas Nilsson said

Russia understating its #deficit by about $30 billion, while underestimating #inflation. Intelligence believes inflation closer to levels implied by 15% interest rate

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-economy-faces-financial-disaster-swedens-spy-chief-warns/

#RussianPropaganda #RussianInvasion #disinformation

Russian economy faces 'financial disaster,' Sweden's spy chief warns as Moscow hides true deficit

Stockholm believes that Moscow is "living on borrowed time," Sweden's military intelligence chief Thomas Nilsson said.

The Kyiv Independent

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines 5d ago

Monday, April 20, 2026

Ukraine carries out first-ever interception of Shahed using naval drone platform -- Ukraine builds AI-driven defense ecosystem as over 200 companies develop drone technologies -- Ukraine strikes Russian another drone plant in Taganrog -- Russian drone attack on Kyiv Oblast damages homes ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/monday-april-20-2026/

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six_grandfathers_mountain Apr 15

@ellaw @DrALJONES
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#russianpropaganda like Hohli (slur for Ukrainians) and teaching love our army

Similar sounding slur in Hawaii, #Haole for white folks

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brainwashing of Israeli children, love guns, hate the Arab

Same teaching the kids to hate, #MrNobodyAgainstPutin #paveltalankin
school in #Karabash, a poor town (high polluted copper mining) we can see the most rightwing teachers get a free apartment

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JackMex Apr 12

@jwildeboer

It’s the same Russia.

Maga is the poster child of Russian propaganda.

#maga #RussianPropaganda

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines Apr 12

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Civilian casualties double in Ukraine amid escalating short-range drone attacks, UN says -- Russia is giving its masterclass in election interference ahead of Hungary's vote -- Russia violates Easter ceasefire more than 400 times -- Ukraine ready to extend Easter ceasefire with Russia, Zelensky says ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/sunday-april-12-2026/

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines Apr 11

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Russia's rhetoric on the Iran war reveals it's losing; Kremlin watching a key chess piece slip from the board -- Special tribunal for Russia to move forward; enough countries now committed -- Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea hit overnight -- Russia has lost 1,308,670 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-11-2026/

Mark Apr 9

#Fact-check: How #Kremlin #disinformation targets #Hungary's #election

#Orban , Hungary 's #Kremlin-friendly strongman, faces real chance of defeat that could end his 16-year grip on power

For weeks, #Russian #propagandists & bot networks pushed #falsehoods about alleged attempts by Brussels & Kyiv to sway the vote

The methods deployed by Kremlin disinformation have included spreading #fake content posing as established media

https://kyivindependent.com/fact-check-from-bots-to-maidan-claims-kremlin-tactics-flood-hungarys-election/

#HybridWarfare #RussianPropaganda

Fact-check: How Kremlin disinformation targets Hungary's election

As Hungary heads into a high-stakes election, Moscow has deployed its propaganda and disinformation machine to bolster its preferred candidate. Viktor Orban, Hungary's Kremlin-friendly strongman, faces a real chance of defeat on April 12 that could end his 16-year grip on power. For weeks, Russian propagandists and bot networks have pushed falsehoods about alleged attempts by Brussels and Kyiv to sway the vote, or even steal it in a "Maidan-style coup." The methods deployed by Kremlin disinfo

The Kyiv Independent

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines Apr 9

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Ukraine strikes key oil transfer hub, oil depot in Russian-occupied Crimea -- New details, leaked audio show Hungary coordinating with Kremlin to stall Ukraine's EU accession -- SBU, FBI uncover Russian router hacking campaign -- Fact-check: How Kremlin disinformation targets Hungary's election ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/thursday-april-9-2026/

Mark Apr 7

Unmasking anonymous hosts of Russians with Attitude a pro-war podcast popular with #US FarRight

Launched in 2020, Russians With Attitude, podcast & #SocialMedia project, built following among English-speaking #FarRight audiences, predominantly in US

Project produces content on all things #Russia , focus on history & politics, consistently framing events through an ultra-nationalist lens

https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-investigation-reveals-hosts-of-us-popular-far-right-podcast/

#Disinformation #RussianPropaganda #HybridWarfare #propaganda #RWA #nationalism

Investigation: Unmasking the anonymous hosts of 'Russians With Attitude,' a pro-war podcast popular with US far right

Editor’s note: This story is a collaboration between the Kyiv Independent and TUA Research, an independent OSINT group. It's not uncommon for artillery soldiers to write messages on shells before firing them — for the sake of posting them online. They can be vengeful or mocking. But one signed shell that Russians fired around August 2024 stood out as unusual. It promoted a podcast. "Subscribe to 'Russians With Attitude'," read the message, scribbled across the shell. Launched in 2020, "Russi

The Kyiv Independent

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines Apr 7

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Investigation: Unmasking the anonymous hosts of 'Russians with Attitude,' a pro-war podcast popular with US far-right -- Novorossiysk port on fire again as Ukrainian strike campaign on Russian oil export infrastructure continues -- As Russian attacks on Ukraine's railways intensify, passenger trains now targets for drones -- Serbia sees no Ukraine trace in alleged gas sabotage plot after Hungary hints at Kyiv's involvement ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/tuesday-april-7-2026/