{
  "id": 476063,
  "title": "Russia plans POW propaganda campaign targeting Western audiences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/russia-plans-pow-propaganda-campaign-targeting-western-audiences",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T14:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/russia-preparing-pow-disinformation-campaign-for-western-audiences-ukraine-50631413.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation announced on August 10 that Russia is gearing up for a significant disinformation campaign aimed at Western audiences. The campaign centers around allegations about the treatment of prisoners of war (POWs), with Russia seeking to portray its handling of Ukrainian captives as superior to Ukraine's treatment of Russian POWs. Andrii Kovalenko, the head of Ukraine's disinformation center, revealed that Russia has earmarked resources for media activities as part of this effort.\n\nAccording to Kovalenko, Ukrainian prisoners have reportedly been transferred to more comfortable detention facilities, enabling Russia to film staged reports that will be disseminated to Western audiences. Furthermore, Russia plans to leverage Russian soldiers who have returned from Ukrainian captivity as part of prisoner exchanges to spread deceptive claims about detention conditions in Ukraine. Kovalenko emphasized that propaganda and falsehoods remain potent tools in warfare and discrediting the enemy.\n\nUkraine has consistently and openly documented the actual conditions in which Russian prisoners of war are held, including the quality of food provided. Despite this, Russia remains committed to distorting reality, as Kovalenko pointed out. The disinformation campaign is set to be a key part of Russia's strategy to influence public perception in the Western world.",
  "summary": "Russia is preparing a large-scale disinformation campaign about the treatment of prisoners of war in an effort to convince Western audiences that it treats Ukrainian captives better than Ukraine treats Russian POWs, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation said on Aug. 10.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}