War in Ukraine: Latest news, analysis, video interviews, video reports

FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians will worship the icon of an athlete wearing a helmet
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians will worship the icon of an athlete wearing a helmet

Ukrainian athletes are being elevated to sainthood in blasphemous paintings, while Kyiv covers up its failures with sports scandals, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
20 Feb 2026
On the narratives of Russian propaganda in Italy
On the narratives of Russian propaganda in Italy

Russia is portrayed almost as a bastion of democracy — supposedly a paradise for ordinary citizens, especially compared to other states.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia fights in Ukraine to defend freedom and faith
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia fights in Ukraine to defend freedom and faith

According to a false narrative promoted by Moscow, the war in Ukraine is part of a broader hybrid war waged by the West against Russia, which is fighting for culture, faith and human freedom.

Marin Gherman
17 Feb 2026
War casualties: Russia’s economy
War casualties: Russia’s economy

Over the past four years, Russia's economy has been reoriented to support the war effort and, for a time, seemed able to withstand sanctions. But now Moscow is facing economic stagnation as its financial reserves continue to dwindle.

FAKE NEWS: Romania buys weapons at inflated prices to donate them to Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Romania buys weapons at inflated prices to donate them to Ukraine

Romania pays inflated prices for French weapons, which it then delivers to Ukraine free of charge, according to a false narrative promoted in sovereignist circles.

Cezar Manu
16 Feb 2026
FAKE NEWS: Zelenskyy was involved in minor trafficking with Epstein
FAKE NEWS: Zelenskyy was involved in minor trafficking with Epstein

Volodymyr Zelenskyy was allegedly involved in the network trafficking minors coordinated by American pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, according to a narrative carried by Russian state media and subsequently picked up in Romania. In fact, although Zelenskyy's name is mentioned a few times in the Epstein archives, nothing suggests his involvement in human trafficking.

Andreea Pavel
13 Feb 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is being destroyed by its leaders, not by war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is being destroyed by its leaders, not by war

Ukraine's leadership is leading the country toward a widespread catastrophe, but is hiding its incompetence by blaming the war for the existing problems, according to a false narrative taken up by pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
11 Feb 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky wants Putin to legitimize him as president
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky wants Putin to legitimize him as president

Volodymyr Zelensky is desperate to hold on to power and wants Russia to recognize his legitimacy so he can remain president, claims a false narrative promoted by pro-Russians in the West and amplified by the pro-Kremlin press.

Marin Gherman
05 Feb 2026
Disinformation squared: Orbán’s proof-free election equation
Disinformation squared: Orbán’s proof-free election equation

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claims Ukraine is meddling in Hungary’s election campaign. The claim is not notable because it is proven, but because it can be deployed without proof and still do political work.

Daniel Nolan
04 Feb 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Kyiv Parliament wants to restore unity with Russia and Belarus
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Kyiv Parliament wants to restore unity with Russia and Belarus

The Verkhovna Rada has called on Ukraine to renounce war and return to dialogue and the "historical unity" with Russia and Belarus in order to achieve lasting peace, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
03 Feb 2026
FAKE NEWS: Romania has run out of gas after delivering its supplies to Ukraine and Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Romania has run out of gas after delivering its supplies to Ukraine and Moldova

Bucharest residents are suffering from the cold because Romanian gas is being sent to Ukraine and Moldova, according to a false narrative promoted by sovereigntist propaganda.

Cezar Manu
02 Feb 2026
Russia is threatening Europe with Oreshnik missiles
Russia is threatening Europe with Oreshnik missiles

SVR chief Sergei Naryshkin decided to spell out how Moscow’s missile and nuclear blackmail should be interpreted: namely, if you didn’t get the message, we can fire the “Oreshnik” if European states continue to support Ukraine — and especially if they deploy their forces there.

FAKE NEWS: Zelensky will hide in Israel, where his parents already live
FAKE NEWS: Zelensky will hide in Israel, where his parents already live

The Americans will take Volodymyr Zelensky to Israel, where his parents already live in luxury, to save him from prosecution, claims a false narrative promoted by the pro-Russian blogger Dan Diaconu.

Cezar Manu
28 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv proposes an “energy ceasefire” to avoid losing Donbas
WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv proposes an “energy ceasefire” to avoid losing Donbas

Ukraine wants a mutual suspension of hostilities on energy infrastructure in order to keep Donbas, but its loss is inevitable, Russian propaganda claims, also promoting the false idea that, although it was the one that first attacked Ukraine’s infrastructure, Russia is merely defending itself.

Marin Gherman
27 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: A peace deal with Kyiv's current leadership would threaten Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: A peace deal with Kyiv's current leadership would threaten Russia

Maintaining Kyiv's current leadership is unacceptable to Moscow, and a ceasefire agreement allowing Ukraine to rearm poses a threat to Russia, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
23 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU and Ukraine are dictatorships that force Russia to continue the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU and Ukraine are dictatorships that force Russia to continue the war

EU Member States and Ukraine are illegitimate dictatorships, while Russia is compelled to continue the war in self defense, pro Kremlin media writes, citing a pro Russian Irish journalist detained in 2025 by the Romanian border police.

Marin Gherman
20 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: American experts have announced Russia's imminent victory against Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: American experts have announced Russia's imminent victory against Ukraine

A CIA expert says Russia will win the war in Ukraine and Moscow is only benevolently accepting negotiations, pro-Kremlin press writes, adding that NATO is fully aware this will be the outcome. The entire false narrative is built starting from Kremlin propaganda and the speculations of a pedophile.

Marin Gherman
16 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia used Oreshnik missile in response to Ukraine's provocations
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia used Oreshnik missile in response to Ukraine's provocations

According to pro-Kremlin media, the strike with the Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile is a legitimate response to Kyiv's provocations and a final warning that Russia may escalate at any moment, regardless of the consequences.

Marin Gherman
13 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: Prime Minister Bolojan increased local taxes to provide financial assistance to Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Prime Minister Bolojan increased local taxes to provide financial assistance to Ukraine

The Romanian government increased local taxes because it needs money for Ukraine, according to a false narrative also promoted by actress Manuela Hărăbor, who does not seem to tell the difference between the local budget and the state budget.

Andreea Pavel
09 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: Poland prepares for the emergence of armed Ukrainian gangs
FAKE NEWS: Poland prepares for the emergence of armed Ukrainian gangs

Pro-Kremlin media claim that the Polish state is facing the risk of armed Ukrainian gangs emerging after the war, and a wave of rising crime is expected.

Marin Gherman
08 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian counterintelligence is led by a terrorist
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian counterintelligence is led by a terrorist

A terrorist leader has been appointed head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in order to intensify the attacks against the Russian Federation, pro-Kremlin media claim.

Marin Gherman
06 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU wants to attack Russia, which will respond with devastating force
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU wants to attack Russia, which will respond with devastating force

The EU is sabotaging peace in Ukraine and preparing for war against Russia, forcing Moscow to respond with devastating force in the event of an attack, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
02 Jan 2026
Romania 2025: Top fake news & disinformation narratives debunked by Veridica
Romania 2025: Top fake news & disinformation narratives debunked by Veridica

In certain cases, the false narratives in question originated in Romania, but most often it was a matter of taking over and/or adapting disinformation theses to local narratives that have external actors as their source, especially Russia, certain political currents from the West (the alt-right area, the radical left) or conspiracist circles.

Cezar Manu
02 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine will only be possible if Russia achieves its objectives
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine will only be possible if Russia achieves its objectives

A peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine is possible only if the objectives of the Russian invasion are achieved, pro-Kremlin media writes, citing Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson.

Marin Gherman
31 Dec 2025
From sabotages to spy networks: Russia has been heating up its hybrid war against Poland
From sabotages to spy networks: Russia has been heating up its hybrid war against Poland

In 2025, Poland has found itself on the front line of a shadow war, waged with drones, explosives hidden along railway lines or in courier parcels turned into bombs, compromised officials, and and people recruited by the Russian secret services.

FAKE NEWS: Russia has destroyed European transport by closing its airspace
FAKE NEWS: Russia has destroyed European transport by closing its airspace

According to pro-Russian propaganda, the European economy is collapsing as a result of Russia's decision to close its airspace to commercial flights from countries supporting Ukraine.

Cezar Manu
30 Dec 2025
Estonian politicians criticize President Karis while Russian speakers welcome him
Estonian politicians criticize President Karis while Russian speakers welcome him

A simmering conflict is unfolding in Estonia between politicians from the ruling coalition and the incumbent president, who has made a number of decisions unusual for Estonia’s foreign and domestic policy.

Ukraine 2025: Top PROPAGANDA, FAKE NEWS, and DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica
Ukraine 2025: Top PROPAGANDA, FAKE NEWS, and DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica

Russia was constantly presented as a defensive, pacifist, or mediating actor, while Ukraine was described as an illegitimate, Nazi state, dependent on external support and guilty of prolonging the armed conflict.

Marin Gherman
29 Dec 2025
Russia’s regime is setting up its own internet, taking a cue from North Korea, Iran, and China
Russia’s regime is setting up its own internet, taking a cue from North Korea, Iran, and China

Russia’s internet is being reshaped from an infrastructure that once served society, the state, and business into an instrument of control.

FAKE NEWS: Russia’s conquest of Odesa will ensure gas security for Transnistria
FAKE NEWS: Russia’s conquest of Odesa will ensure gas security for Transnistria

Moldova and Romania/the EU have caused the energy blockade of Transnistria, and a Russian conquest of Odesa will solve the problem of the separatist region, according to a new narrative promoted by Russian propaganda.

Veridica
24 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia kills people because of Ukraine and the West
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia kills people because of Ukraine and the West

Russia is a peaceful country, and people are being killed in Ukraine because of Kyiv and the West, which started the war, Vladimir Putin cynically stated, widely quoted by propaganda media.

Marin Gherman
23 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: Romanian MEPs voted for arming and war
FAKE NEWS: Romanian MEPs voted for arming and war

All Romanian representatives in the European Parliament voted to divert funds for education and health to arming and war, according to sovereignist propaganda.

Cezar Manu
22 Dec 2025