Link: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/74576

Russia is increasingly deploying videos and deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in what Ukrainian officials describe as a coordinated psychological warfare campaign designed to distort reality and manipulate target audiences.

Researchers have identified more than 1,000 synthetic videos forming part of a structured “narrative kill chain” – a modular disinformation system built to target soldiers, civilians, and Western audiences with tailored messaging.

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According to Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CDD), citing research by Sensity AI, the scale and structure of these operations show how generative AI is now being used as a mass tool of cognitive warfare.

The content is carefully segmented. For military audiences, it pushes messages about a “failing war effort,” a “collapsing front line,” and seeks to undermine trust in commanders.

Civilian-facing videos are designed to drain morale, normalize Russian-imposed conditions, and weaken confidence in state institutions and the army.

For Western audiences, the focus shifts to discrediting Ukraine, portraying Ukrainian refugees negatively, and arguing against continued support for Kyiv.

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The goal, analysts say, is not just persuasion – but chaos. A reality where so much synthetic content circulates that even genuine evidence can be dismissed as fake or AI-generated.

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Officials warned that it would allow Moscow to muddy accountability for real-world atrocities by eroding trust in any form of visual proof.

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Damn they're just like us

Not sure how I feel about overt state propaganda in this comm...

Is it cool to post RT articles here too?

https://www.rt.com/russia/638995-rkn-bomb-conspiracy-fsb/

RT is the same level as the wsws [dot]org which is spreading primarily pro-China propaganda. You, @technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com, are using it frequently.

From that point of view, I fully get why someone like you isn't happy when reading independent research (which is what the article is citing and linking to) that is pro-democracy. It's apparently not your thing.