A Q&A session from an international conference discussing Russia's cyber and communication strategies, focusing on propaganda and disinformation in the war against Ukraine (September 2022).

Cyber & Information WarfareInformation OperationsPropaganda & disinformation campaigns

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Summary

This video presents a Q&A session from an international conference organized by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. It covers Russian cyber and communication strategies as part of its information warfare efforts during the conflict with Ukraine. The session explores how Russia employs cyber tactics and disinformation campaigns to influence perceptions and operations in the war against Ukraine. The conference aims to provide comparative perspectives on Russia's information warfare.

Classification

Confidence: High

The event clearly details Russian aggressive cyber and information warfare activities aimed at Ukraine as part of hostile hybrid warfare, as evidenced by the focus on Russian strategies of propaganda and communication during the conflict. No information about defensive measures is present.

Source URL

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0tFsKc2g2Y4

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 9, 2026, 01:17 UTC
Event time: Sep 14, 2022, 00:00 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "event_time_utc": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: MinorAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Sep 14, 2022, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Ukraine

Primary actor

Russia

Country

Ukraine

Countries

Ukraine

Tags

Russia, Ukraine, Cyber warfare, information operations, Disinformation, Propaganda, Russian hybrid warfare

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