DIGITAL OCCUPATION: INSIDE RUSSIA’S TELEGRAM BATTLE IN UKRAINE - The Digital Forensic Research Lab and Eurasia Center, and OpenMinds launches a report uncovering a covert digital influence campaign targeting Ukrainians living under Russian occupation.

From January 2024 to April 2025, a network of 3,634 inauthentic Telegram accounts posted more than 316,000 pro-Russian comments across channels focused on Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories. These comments promoted a mix of pro-Russian propaganda, anti-Ukrainian narratives, and abstract calls for peace, often tailored to local conditions and current events.

This event brings together the report’s authors as well as experts to unpack key findings and examine how Russia’s information strategy complements its territorial ambitions.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 07/16/2025