Ukraine Analytica 30,2023

RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION STRATEGY IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR SECURITY: EXAMINING KEY NARRATIVES

This article examines the key Russian strategic and tactical narratives on nuclear security during Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. Particular attention will be given to Russian claims that Ukraine is developing a “dirty bomb,” that Ukraine is shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and that the Ukrainian nuclear industry is decaying. The Russian disinformation campaign against the Ukrainian nuclear energy sector is part of a broader Russian strategy of nuclear blackmail against Ukraine and the West.



Oleksandr Yaroshchuk is a Ph.D. candidate at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. In 2021, he was a Fulbright Visiting Researcher at Indiana University, Bloomington. Since 2018, he has contributed to StopFake, a Ukrainian factchecking initiative. His main research interests are in the areas of countering disinformation, propaganda research, European integration, and international relations.


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