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The GUR and the CPD added 10 Russian propagandists to the War&Sanctions database;

The GUR and the CPD added 10 Russian propagandists to the War&Sanctions database;

Katerina Melnychenko Deputy Editor-in-Chief

26 February 2026, 14:00

The GUR and the CPD added 10 Russian propagandists to the War&Sanctions database; — Photo by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the Centre for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defence Council have published information about ten Russian public figures who support aggression against Ukraine.

This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

The information was published on the War&Sanctions portal in the section "Kremlin mouthpieces". The database contains information about individuals who, according to Ukrainian authorities, publicly support Russia's armed aggression and justify the occupation of Ukrainian territories.

The report states that the list includes media representatives, bloggers, writers and other public figures who promote the Kremlin's narratives and cooperate with Russian state structures and occupation administrations.

Among the new figures are Russian political scientist and TV presenter Sergei Mikheev, journalist and writer Maxim Kalashnikov, and blogger and propagandist for the Tsargrad TV channel Roman Antonovsky.

According to the GUR, the Kremlin's mouthpieces database on the War&Sanctions portal contains information on 176 Russian propagandists.

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