More than two million views were recorded on disinformation content targeting the Ukrainian army and foreign fighters supporting Ukraine, according to an international report coordinated by Fundación Maldita.es on Russian interference campaigns. Some false posts claimed that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, held a Russian passport or had purchased a mansion in New York.
The study analysed posts published between October and December 2025 in ten countries, including Spain, Ukraine and several states in Eastern Europe and Latin America. The main narrative identified targeted Ukraine’s military effort through unfounded allegations, while personal attacks on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — particularly corruption claims — were detected in nine of the countries analysed.
The report also points to the widespread use of AI-generated content and to uneven responses by digital platforms, with limited labelling on X and no warnings observed on Telegram.
The ATAFIMI project aims to identify and analyse incidents of information manipulation and interference (FIMI) of Russian origin across different countries and in multiple languages.
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