Russian propaganda spreads AI-generated videos of Ukrainian soldiers on TikTok — CCD
Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers (Facebook: easternforce)
On TikTok, a new wave of Russian information attacks using AI-generated content has begun, according to the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
The Center reports that propagandists are spreading videos featuring AI-generated soldiers supposedly stationed at various points on the front line.
In these clips, the characters claim things like defense collapse, Russian troops infiltrating the flanks, chaos in units, and the indifference of commanders, among other messages.
These videos are presented as personal confessions from the front line, but in reality, they are products of generative artificial intelligence.
“This allows the enemy to quickly create a massive flow of pseudo-testimonies, forming the illusion of a systemic catastrophe at the front,” the CCD post notes.
Center analysts emphasize that the campaign’s main goal is to exert psychological pressure on service members, undermine trust within units, and spread a sense of hopelessness.
“At the same time, this is meant to affect civilians. The enemy seeks to sow doubts about the defense’s capability and the value of service,” the CCD states.
Russian propaganda fakes
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that TikTok was circulating fake videos about the mass surrender of Ukrainian troops near Pokrovsk. Most of these videos are accompanied by captions in various foreign languages. Accounts spreading these clips show signs of being part of a coordinated network specifically creating content to promote Kremlin narratives to foreign audiences, the CCD found.
It was also recently reported that Russia launched a new wave of fakes claiming a dirty nuclear bomb in Ukraine. The Kremlin alleges that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) supposedly conducted a simulation of a dirty nuclear bomb explosion in a populated area and could use it under a false flag.
Disinformation about Ukrainian weapons of mass destruction is one of the oldest Russian propaganda narratives, regularly activated when the Kremlin seeks to justify its crimes or prepare the ground for new escalation, the CCD warns.
