A 2015 YouTube video by Inform Napalm analyzes Russian political subversion efforts in Poland using infographics, illustrating influence attempts on Polish political movements.

Political & Legal SubversionPolitical ManipulationCreating/manipulating political movements

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Summary

In 2015, Inform Napalm published a YouTube video focused on Russian political subversion in Poland, highlighting the roles of individuals such as Zatulin, Malofeev, and Usovsky. The video uses infographics to detail the mechanisms and strategies used by Russia to manipulate political movements in Poland. Attracting 5.1k views and dozens of comments including from Russian and Ukrainian speakers, the video serves as an exposé on hybrid warfare tactics employed to destabilize democratic processes in Poland through political and legal subversion. This event reflects ongoing concerns over Kremlin influence operations in Eastern Europe.

Classification

Confidence: High

Classified as aggressor event because the video explicitly exposes Russian political subversion activities targeting Poland, fitting the category of Political & Legal Subversion through creating/manipulating political movements. It does not describe defense preparations.

Source URL

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ATLBs6tHueI

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 4, 2026, 08:35 UTC
Event time: Oct 1, 2015, 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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  "status": "approved",
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  "source_reliability": "C",
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  "event_time_utc": "2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "unknown",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: UnknownLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Oct 1, 2015, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

unknown

Location

Poland

Primary actor

Zatulin

Country

Poland

Tags

Russian political subversion, Poland, russian influence operations, hybrid warfare, Inform Napalm, political manipulation

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