Russian propagandists continue the active phase of the "Perun" information operation, which is directed against Ukraine.
What is known about the Russian information ops "Perun" against Ukraine
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) stated that Russia is also trying to destabilise the political situation in the West and "create conditions for solving the tasks" of the so-called "SMO".
Moreover, operation "Perun" is also taking place in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and in most regions of Russia. Units of the Russia's National Guard and the GRU are involved, the agency said.
Kremlin propagandists give instructions to spies to carry out measures:
to discredit Ukrainian and Western pro-Ukrainian politicians, accusing them of corruption and betrayal of Ukraine's interests;
justifying the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and highlighting the situation around the Ukrainian state from positions favourable to the Kremlin;
the spread of misinformation in the media about the supposed "normalisation of life" in the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia with the direct participation of the Russian leadership;
formation of the image of "Ukrainian Nazis" in the Russian and European media space, etc.
According to the Russian methodology, the special services of the Kremlin should talk about the events in Ukraine in the first half of 2024, using at the same time both long-known and newly invented fake narratives: about the alleged planning of a coup d'état in Kyiv, accusing Ukraine of starting hostilities in Donbas, mass murder of pro-Russian activists in Odesa, the intelligence officers explained.
The DIU added that March 17, when the so-called presidential elections will be held in the Russian Federation, is the peak of the activation of propaganda activities.
The occupiers plan to complete the "Perun" operation by June 30, 2024.
Russia uses foreign journalists for propaganda against Ukraine
As a part of the "Perun" operation, Russia plans to involve foreign journalists, media persons and bloggers in order to justify aggression against Ukraine and cover the situation around Ukraine from positions favourable to the Kremlin.
So, earlier, the Centre for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported on the American journalist Fiorella Isabel. Propaganda media call her an American journalist, but she herself does not hide that she works for the RT channel.
Isabel covers events in the world, in particular in Ukraine and the Middle East, in the light of Kremlin propaganda on social networks.
Also, a journalist originally from Iceland, Haukur Hauksson, spreads Kremlin fakes about "US bio laboratories" and "Nazis", trying to discredit Ukraine.
Also, after the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Kyiv region, Haukson called the shocking reports about the atrocities of the occupiers in Bucha "the theater of the dead" and "a well-thought-out fake."
