This report tests Russian information influence operations using a structured attribution framework, highlighting the need for robust evidential standards to challenge hostile narratives and legal accountability.

Cyber & Information WarfareInformation OperationsPropaganda & disinformation campaigns

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Summary

A joint report by the Ukrainian Centre for Strategic Communications and NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence focusing on attributing Russian information influence operations targeting Ukraine and its neighbors.

Classification

Confidence: High

The report focuses on identifying and attributing hostile actions conducted by Russian operations in the region against Ukraine, employing a systematic framework.

Source URL

https://stratcomcoe.org/publications/download/Attribution_Russian_Information_Influence.pdf

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: hwt_web_submit
Submitted: Feb 16, 2026, 13:17 UTC
Last updated: Nov 4, 2026, 08:35 UTC
Event time: Jan 1, 2026, 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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  "source": "hwt_web_submit",
  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Cyber & Information Warfare",
  "subcategory": "Information Operations",
  "incident_type": "Propaganda & disinformation campaigns",
  "country": "Ukraine",
  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
  "tags": [
    "Russian influence operations",
    "Attribution framework",
    "information operations",
    "Ukrainian strategic communications",
    "Countering foreign influence"
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  "summary_extended": null,
  "actor_primary": "Russian influence operations",
  "target_primary": null,
  "location_text": "Ukraine",
  "location_region": null,
  "location_coordinates_lat": 48.379433,
  "location_coordinates_lon": 31.16558,
  "location_precision": "Regional",
  "is_aggressor_signal": true,
  "signal_type": "HYBRID_SIGNAL",
  "is_hybrid_war_signal": true,
  "classification_complete": true,
  "hybrid_signal_complete": true,
  "classification_confidence": "High",
  "classification_rationale": "The report focuses on identifying and attributing hostile actions conducted by Russian operations in the region against Ukraine, employing a systematic framework.",
  "event_time_utc": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "unknown",
  "created_at": "2026-02-16T13:17:00.025Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-04T08:35:32.139Z",
  "reliability_band": "strong",
  "location_precision_band": "regional",
  "time_precision_band": "unknown",
  "severity_band": "moderate",
  "attribution_confidence_band": "high",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: UnknownLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Jan 1, 2026, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

unknown

Location

Ukraine

Primary actor

Russian influence operations

Country

Ukraine

Countries

Ukraine

Tags

Russian influence operations, Attribution framework, information operations, Ukrainian strategic communications, Countering foreign influence

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