Ukraine warns of Russian disinformation campaign in Oleshky
Security Service of Ukraine says Russia plans propaganda videos featuring local residents.
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Ukraine warns of Russian disinformation campaign in Oleshky
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What this story says
- Russia is preparing an information and psychological operation concerning the situation in occupied Oleshky, according to Ukraine's Security Service (SBU).
- The operation, planned for October to early November, involves propaganda videos featuring local residents.
- These videos are intended to portray Russia positively and accuse Ukrainian forces of shelling and blockading the city.
- The SBU has urged the public and media to avoid spreading unverified information and to critically assess Russian sources.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 6 of the 14 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
50/100
Craft
60/100
Hype
20/100
14 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
Only 1 of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has issued a warning that Russia is preparing to launch an information and psychological operation focused on the situation in the occupied city of Oleshky. Russian troops have reportedly been ordered to create propaganda videos that include local residents. The intended message of these videos is to present Russia in a positive light and to falsely accuse Ukrainian forces of shelling and blockading the city.
The disinformation campaign is scheduled to take place between October and early November. The SBU has advised the public and media outlets not to disseminate unverified information and to approach any information originating from Russian sources with critical assessment. The agency stated that it uncovered these plans during counterintelligence activities.
Coverage comparison
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated digests mention the specific details about the humanitarian situation in Oleshky, such as the lack of access to medical care and food for residents, or the recent delivery of food by Ukrainian drones, as reported in the centre-rated full report from ZN.UA. The right-rated digest did not include the SBU's specific advice to the public and media regarding the critical assessment of Russian sources.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 7 Oct 2026, 13:15, and will add the sides that appear.
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
6 rated outlets
- Left-rated reports led on the SBU's warning about Russia's planned disinformation campaign. They highlighted that Russian troops were ordered to prepare propaganda videos featuring local residents. These reports specified that the videos aim to portray Russia positively and accuse Ukrainian forces of shelling and blockading Oleshky. The timing of the campaign, slated for October to early November, was also noted. The SBU's call for the public and media to avoid spreading unverified information and to critically assess Russian sources was a common point across these reports.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report from ZN.UA focused on the SBU's warning regarding Russia's planned information and psychological operation in Oleshky. It detailed that Russian troops were instructed to film local residents to create propaganda videos. These videos are intended to show the local population accusing Ukrainian forces of blockading and shelling the city, while also speaking positively about Russian troops and thanking them. The report also mentioned that the planned release of these videos is for October to early November. ZN.UA included additional context about the humanitarian situation in Oleshky following the Kakhovka dam breach, noting that residents lack access to medical care and food, and that Ukrainian drones recently delivered nearly four tonnes of food to the city.
Right
1 rated outlet
- The right-rated report from Korrespondent.net highlighted that Russia is preparing an information campaign in the occupied areas of Oleshky and plans to use local residents for propaganda videos. The digest stated that the occupation plans involve recording "compromising" interviews with inhabitants.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Ukraine warns of Russian disinformation campaign in Oleshky?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 75% are rated left, 12% are rated centre, 13% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 14. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Ukraine warns of Russian disinformation campaign in Oleshky left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Ukraine warns of Russian disinformation campaign in Oleshky biased?
- Ukraine warns of Russian disinformation campaign in Oleshky is one event reported by 14 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Ukraine warns of Russian disinformation campaign in Oleshky?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Ukraine warns of Russian disinformation campaign in Oleshky?
- 14 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is Russia planning to do in Oleshky?
- Ukraine's Security Service has warned that Russia is preparing an information and psychological operation in occupied Oleshky. This involves creating propaganda videos featuring local residents, intended to portray Russia positively and accuse Ukrainian forces of shelling and blockading the city.
- When is this disinformation campaign expected to take place?
- The planned disinformation campaign by Russia concerning the situation in Oleshky is slated to occur between October and early November.
- What advice has the SBU given regarding this situation?
- The Security Service of Ukraine has urged the public and media not to spread unverified information. They also advised critically assessing any information that originates from Russian sources to counter the planned disinformation campaign.
Read it at the source
14 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
6- Russia Plans Disinformation Operation Using Residents of Temporarily Occupied Oleshky (opens United24 in a new tab)
- Russia Is Preparing Information Special Operations on the Situation in Occupied Oleshki - What to Expect in October-November (opens unn.ua in a new tab)
- Ukraine Warns of Russian Disinformation Over Oleshky Crisis (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
- Russia Is Preparing a Series of Propaganda Materials on the Situation in the Occupied City of Oleshki, (opens detector.media in a new tab)
detector.media — is detector.media biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia prepares series of psychological operations on situation in occupied Oleshky – SBU (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- The Russian Federation Is Preparing Production Videos with Residents of Oleshkov, Where They Accuse Ukraine of Blockade, (opens censor.net in a new tab)
censor.net — is censor.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
1Right
1Not rated
6- Russia Prepares IPSO on Situation in Occupied Oleshki: SBU Issued Warning (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- In Oleshki, Russian Media Spread New Manipulations and False Information About the Current Situation. (opens 1news.com.ua in a new tab)
1news.com.ua — is 1news.com.ua biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Enemy Is Preparing a Series of IPSOs Regarding the Situation in the Temporarily Occupied City of Oleshky (opens armyinform.com.ua in a new tab)
armyinform.com.ua — is armyinform.com.ua biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russians Prepared Provocation in Occupied Oleshki: SBU Revealed Plan (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- SBU Warns Russia Is Preparing Fake Claims About Situation in Oleshky (opens LB.ua in a new tab)
- Russia Is Preparing Videos with Residents of Occupied Olešek Against the U.S.A.: The U.S.A. Has Opened the Script. (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
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