{"id":2387,"date":"2023-08-31T08:39:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T06:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dovidka.info\/informations\/zvyazok-ta-poshuk-informatsiyi-v-nadzvychajnyh-sytuatsiyah\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T03:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T01:47:06","slug":"communication-and-information-retrieval","status":"publish","type":"informations","link":"https:\/\/dovidka.info\/en\/communication-and-information-retrieval\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication and information retrieval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"recruitment\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            Recruitment: How to understand that you are in danger? How to protect your child?        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/1054845-v-sbu-rozpovili-skilki-zaarestuvali-nepovnolitnih-za-spivpracu-z-rf\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since spring 2024, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has arrested more than 700 individuals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> whom Russian intelligence recruited or attempted to recruit for espionage, arson, bombings, or sabotage. Among them, <\/span><b>175 (approximately 25%) are minors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The issue of online recruitment remains widespread: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Spaly_FSB_bot\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the SBU chatbot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has received more than 18,000 reports from citizens about recruitment attempts online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teenagers are promised \u201ceasy money,\u201d but:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 they are rarely if ever paid;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 they are used and then eliminated to avoid leaving witnesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The consequences are death, injury, and\/or imprisonment.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two teenagers (aged 15 and 17) in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SecurSerUkraine\/posts\/%D1%81%D0%B1%D1%83-%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%86%D1%96%D1%8F-%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D1%89%D0%BE-%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82-%D0%B2-%D1%96%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%83-11-%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BD%D1%8F-%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0\/1014633390763571\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ivano-Frankivsk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were recruited through a local Telegram job channel. For $1,700, they agreed to assemble and plant two explosive devices. The FSB handler, however, only transferred small amounts to cover the cost of components, then remotely detonated the explosives with the children present: the 17-year-old was killed on the spot, while the 15-year-old lost both legs and nearly lost his eyesight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SecurSerUkraine\/posts\/%D1%81%D0%B1%D1%83-%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%86%D1%96%D1%8F-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8-14-%D1%80%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%83-%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BA%D1%83-%D1%80%D1%84-%D1%8F%D0%BA%D1%83-%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%B2%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8-%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0\/1021183743441869\/?locale=uk_UA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ternopil<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a 14-year-old girl was blackmailed using explicit personal photos and forced to assemble an explosive device and place it near a district police station. Russian special services planned to detonate it remotely, but law enforcement officers managed to defuse it in time and prevent the child&#8217;s death. If found guilty, she could face up to 10 years in prison and confiscation of property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Who is at risk of recruitment?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Underage children. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They fall for it because of their vulnerability, lack of experience, desire for quick money or emotional &#8220;adventure&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Young people looking for work.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Students, school graduates who post &#8220;looking for a part-time job&#8221; announcements on social media and Telegram channels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>People with drug or alcohol addiction or financial difficulties.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Criminals speculate on the desire for quick money or a new dose.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>However, in fact, they can target anyone.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The FSB also sent messages even to groups of military personnel, trying to recruit them. There were also attempts to establish contact with ordinary passers-by in public transport in Lviv using posters with QR codes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How exactly does the Russian FSB recruit teenagers?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russian special services use various recruitment schemes. Here are <\/span><b>three of the most common scenarios:\u00a0<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Blackmail with personal data\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They crack into a teenager&#8217;s phone or account, find &#8220;sensitive&#8221; information (photos, videos, correspondence) and use it as leverage: &#8220;Either you do our task or everyone will know about it&#8221;. The child is frightened and, in order not to lose his or her reputation, performs tasks: photographing objects, setting fire to cars, sabotaging railways or administrative buildings<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>They pay for &#8220;small&#8221; tasks and promise more, but instead of the &#8220;final reward&#8221; they blow them up.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The victim is found online: through Telegram, TikTok, Discord, job search groups, posters with QR codes in cities. And they involve them step by step. At first, they give a &#8220;simple and safe&#8221; task: take a photo, make a graffiti, take the &#8220;package&#8221; to another place. And they pay a small amount as a guarantee that the money will continue.\u00a0 But instead, they blow up the children on the &#8220;final&#8221; task in order to avoid paying the money and cover their tracks.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>They blackmail the child with something they have already done\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The victim is found online, first instructions are given, and then blackmail and pressure begin: &#8220;You have already become an accomplice in a crime, now do more serious things, otherwise we will tell the police&#8221;. This is how a frightened teenager is persuaded to commit arson, terrorist attacks, and sabotage.\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><b>What are the signs that a child may be recruited or may be at risk?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are often expressed in changes in behaviour and environment:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A strange new daily schedule:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the child regularly disappears without explanation, returns late.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sudden mood changes that were not present before.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Secret correspondence:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> changing passwords, frequent deletion of correspondence history, hostility when you ask &#8220;What are you looking at on your phone?&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>New social circle: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;friends&#8221; from the Internet that the child has never mentioned before.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>New property and money:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the child gets expensive things, gadgets, or money that he or she can&#8217;t explain the origin of. You may also hear a teenager talking about &#8220;easy money&#8221; on the Internet because they believe in it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why do children agree?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>They want money:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2-10 thousand UAH seems like a lot of money for a teenager.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Need for attention and recognition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if a child lacks support at home, they look for it online.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>An element of play or extreme:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> adolescents perceive it as an &#8220;adventure&#8221; without realising the consequences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Manipulation and blackmail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: first, they are tricked into doing &#8220;easy tasks&#8221;, then threatened.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are the consequences for the child?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Criminal liability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a child can be convicted of a terrorist attack or sabotage from the age of 14. Sentences are very serious \u2013 from 10 years in prison to life imprisonment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Danger to life and health:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> russian curators often blow up children remotely to cover their tracks and avoid paying money.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Psychological trauma: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">even if a child doesn&#8217;t die or lose his or her health, he or she becomes a hostage to constant fear and blackmail.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How can parents prevent this?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Open communication: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no criticism or shouting. Talk about real cases, explain the risks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Discuss &#8220;online safety&#8221; together: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explain that &#8220;easy work&#8221; with quick earnings on social media is a huge risk and almost always a fraud. And teach your child that if they receive strange offers, they should contact you immediately.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Teach your child media literacy.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Explain how to check information and why you shouldn&#8217;t trust anonymous contacts. Teach them that it&#8217;s better to lose a quick and often imaginary UAH 2-10 thousand than to lose their whole life (or risk it).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Regular attention: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">notice sudden changes in behaviour, large sums of money or new acquaintances.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Talk about responsibility: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">talk about responsibility for crimes. Their young age will not keep them out of prison.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Legal ways of earning money and financial literacy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you can, give your child a fixed amount of pocket money every month. Or help your teenager find a safe part-time job, show them an alternative.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What to do if there is already contact with recruiters<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Save evidence:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> screenshots, correspondence, contacts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Contact<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> law enforcement<\/span><b> immediately:<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">police \u2013 102<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSU chatbot \u2018\u2019Spaly FSB\u2018\u2019 in Telegram &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/t.me\/spaly_fsb_bot\"><b>t.me\/spaly_fsb_bot<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explain to your child that cooperation with law enforcement can save them from punishment and even death. If he or she is afraid to tell you, let him or her contact them on their own.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Advice from the SSU: &#8220;If someone offers to \u201cjust carry a package\u201d, take a picture of a military unit or set a car on fire, know that they want to use you and then kill you&#8221;.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Talking to children works! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Bilosh\/posts\/10233215173593959?ref=embed_post\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odesa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a 9th-grade student who was planned to be recruited by the FSB did not give in. Unknown persons wrote to him on Telegram and offered to \u2018\u2019earn extra money\u2018\u2019. The task was to set fire to TCR cars and administrative buildings and leave graffiti on them. He was promised money for this. The schoolboy saved the correspondence on his phone and handed it over to an inspector of the Educational Security Service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>So how can a teenager earn money safely?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some ideas for teenagers to earn extra money<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help at home, in the family business, or with friends. Encourage children with symbolic tasks for which they can receive money from you\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tutoring younger children, looking after animals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managing social media for brands<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handmade work: handmade, crafts, drawing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participation in volunteer projects with a scholarship<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online freelancing (design, texts)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explain that honest earnings are possible. Help them find it and make sure that this offer is safe for the child.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>And remember that teenagers are being recruited in all regions of Ukraine, without exception. Anyone \u2013 father or mother \u2013 can spot a threat in time if they communicate with their child and are attentive.<\/b><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"chats\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            Neighborhood chats: how to share information safely        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <p>During the war, due to the tense security situation in the country, Ukrainians began to exchange more information in group chats of messengers and social media. It\u2019s necessary to be in touch with neighbors in today\u2019s realities. It\u2019s a matter of safety, awareness and supporting each other. However, it\u2019s important to do it correctly \u2013 so as not to harm yourself and others. Here are tips on how to make the chat of your house safe and useful at the same time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Be considerate of new chat members. Don\u2019t accuse them of collaborating with the enemy on the slightest suspicion.\u00a0<\/b>Most often, new members of the house chat are just new residents. Before you start looking for spies among them, analyze the reasons for your suspicions. Often such doubts can be triggered by the stress of bad news.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Don\u2019t share data about military facilities and critical infrastructure.\u00a0<\/b>Sometimes chats with a large number of participants can be used by the enemy to conduct intelligence and destructive propaganda through individual members of the chats. Fair suspicion is caused by chat participants who try to collect information about:\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">warehouses, repair bases and fleets;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">engineering-equipped positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and places of residences of personnel;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">hospitals;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">important infrastructure facilities \u2013 thermal power plants, oil depots, hydraulic structures, etc.;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">routes of movement of our military personnel, weapons and ammunition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>To prevent sensitive information from falling into the hands of the enemy, don\u2019t publish or distribute such data in messengers groups. If you\u2019re the administrator of the chat, set the appropriate rules and warn the participants about the importance of following them.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Don\u2019t share information about the locations of enemy missiles and drones hits in chats.\u00a0<\/b>Such information can be used by the enemy to adjust the accuracy of strikes and identify gaps in the air defense system. In the conditions of martial law, the publication of photographs locating the territory and\/or real estate is subject to criminal liability. Don\u2019t share in public chats any information about hits, shelling and destruction before it appears in official sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, remain prudent. Strange or unknown sounds heard by one of the neighbors is an acceptable topic for discussion. After all, home chats exist to solve everyday problems, and such questions can be related to emergency situations in the house.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Demand the chat administrator to delete messages of value to the enemy.\u00a0<\/b>Among them are those that may contain:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">geotags and other metadata of sent files \u2013 photo or video;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">recognizable elements of the area that can be identified on the map \u2013 characteristic buildings, landscape, road signs, outdoor advertising, etc.;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">serial numbers on debris of enemy ammunition;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">license plates of military equipment, markings on it;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">real names\/surnames of military personnel, their faces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Don\u2019t spread information about the liberation of settlements from occupation, unless it\u2019s confirmed by official sources.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deoccupation isn\u2019t a one moment and irreversible act, but a complex and sometimes long process, the end of which can only be determined by the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Early spreading of release notices may create unwarranted expectations and put local residents at risk. For example, if they try to return to their apartments due to unverified data. Therefore, distribute information about the liberation of territories or a counterattack only after its official confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, drawing media attention to a newly liberated settlement can encourage the enemy to make efforts to regain positions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Don\u2019t allow yourself to be provoked into emotions, enmity and \u201cbetrayal\u201d.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Disputes in group chats contribute to fueling enmity between Ukrainians. There have been documented cases of emotionally charged calls for wrongdoing being circulated through communities. For example, for the closure of auto and tramways with requirements to turn on the lights. Such propaganda can weaken defense capabilities, so don\u2019t support its spread. Manipulators play on excessive emotions and a sense of injustice. \u201cThere is no light in our house, but there is in another\u201d or \u201cthere is no electricity in our region, because it\u2019s sent to another region\/sold abroad\u201d \u2013 vivid examples of such incitement. To avoid emotional influence, always verify information with the help of independent sources \u2013 official channels of state institutions, local authorities, in official media. Also take care of establishing and following the rules of the chat: define moderators, unacceptable topics and vocabulary when communicating. Following these rules will allow you to share ideas, thoughts, and information safely and freely in your group chat.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"checklist\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <p class=\"simple-text body body-2\">\n                Tips for communication hygiene in group chats from Rakuten Viber:            <\/p>\n                                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><b>Appoint group chat moderators and agree on communication rules.\u00a0<\/b>Fixate what topics are discussed in the group, speak up that spam is not allowed. It\u2019s convenient to attach these rules to the top of the chat so that everyone can see them and remember them.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><b>Don\u2019t get personal.\u00a0<\/b>During correspondence, we don\u2019t fully read the interlocutor\u2019s emotions, so it\u2019s much easier to offend a person and spoil the relationship.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><b>Don\u2019t forward news and messages with disturbing information\u00a0<\/b>without verifying them in official channels or in the media. This is a basic rule of information hygiene, and it\u2019ll save you and all chat participants from unnecessary nervousness.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>House group chats aren\u2019t the best place for emotional discussion of life issues.\u00a0<b>Try to focus on the main thing,\u00a0<\/b>constructively discuss those questions related to the topic of the chat. Otherwise, participants will perceive the chat as a place of negativity and will turn off notifications and therefore miss important things.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><b>Search the chats for information yourself before asking everyone else.\u00a0<\/b>For example, participants could discuss information about Internet providers that work during blackouts earlier, so it\u2019s worth looking for it in the messenger before asking again in the chat.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><b>Pin important messages to the top of the chat:\u00a0<\/b>for example, power outages schedules, communication rules, important phone numbers of emergency services \u2013 so it\u2019ll be easy to find it.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <p><i>The instruction was developed by the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security under the Ministry of Culture and Information together with Rakuten Viber. Media experts \u2013 the author of the \u201cNotaYenota\u201d project Alyona Romanyuk and the head of the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine Serhii Shturkhetskyi joined the development of the recommendations.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"info\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            How to stay in touch and receive information        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <p>There may be no mobile communication in an emergency. If it is, but it\u2019s weak, you can use lightweight versions of many applications (Facebook Lite, Google Go, Google Maps Go). As a result, they take up less space and run faster, even with poor Internet access.<\/p>\n<p>You should also install the maps app on your smartphone, which does not need the network. For example, mapy.cz, or enable the appropriate feature on Google Maps. Note that applications do not automatically download the necessary maps \u2013 you must do so in advance.<\/p>\n<p>Consider purchasing an additional spare push-button phone. It can work longer than a smartphone if you use it only for conversations.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"1\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            Offline messengers: when there is no internet or mobile connection        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When mobile communication is unavailable due to network damage or prolonged power outages, we recommend using national roaming. This service is provided by all Ukrainian operators. How to connect \u2014 read <a href=\"https:\/\/dovidka.info\/en\/communication-and-information-retrieval\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If both the internet and mobile networks are unavailable, offline messengers can help you stay in touch with relatives or neighbors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Center for National Resistance, these applications carry certain risks for residents of temporarily occupied areas. Having such a messenger on your phone may raise additional questions from occupying forces and put you at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In wartime conditions, this option can be used as a supplementary means of communication during active hostilities or street actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key feature of offline messengers is that they operate via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and networks of smartphones with the same applications installed. The range of these messengers is approximately 100 meters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please note that these applications are not yet widely used in Ukraine, so government authorities have not issued official assessments of their safety and do not guarantee confidentiality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We therefore recommend using offline messengers only in extreme cases, when they are your only means of communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you still decide to install an offline messenger, download applications only from official websites or stores \u2014 the App Store and Google Play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>What offline messengers are available?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Bridgefy \u2014 an offline messaging app<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Availability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Where to download?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> iOS link \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/bridgefy-offline-messages\/id975776347\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Android link \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=me.bridgefy.main&amp;hl=ru&amp;gl=US\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How does it work? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Via Bluetooth, and only with users who have also installed the app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> up to 100 meters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Available modes:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Text messages and image sharing between two people or a group (neighbors, family). The recipient does not need to be in your contact list, but to message them you need to enter their phone number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broadcast mode \u2014 send messages to all users who have launched the app and are within a 100-meter radius (useful for sharing information during large events, protests, etc.).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Data security:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all messages sent between two users or within a group are protected. You do not need to create an account or share your phone number to use the app. However, phone number verification can make it easier to find specific users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Please note that the Broadcast feature does not protect the content of your messages \u2014 it sends them to all users with the Bridgefy app within range (100 m).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Briar<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Availability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free, but only for Android<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Where to download?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Android link \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/briarproject.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How does it work?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, and only with users who have also installed the app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> approximately 10 meters; however, if you are farther away, the app will store the message and deliver it once you are back within range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Available modes:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">text chat with one or multiple people via Bluetooth (select a contact in the app and Text chat with one or multiple people via Bluetooth (select a contact in the app and tap &#8220;Connect via Bluetooth&#8221;) or via a Wi-Fi hotspot you create.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thematic forum (experimental) \u2014 synchronized communication with users who have the app installed and whom you invite to join. Access is granted only after they accept the invitation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blog \u2014 create a blog whose posts will be visible to all contacts you have added. Without internet: visible to those within a 10-meter radius; with internet: visible to all contacts regardless of distance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Data security:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> works without phone number verification. You only need to enter a name (or username) and set a password. Other users can find you by your username.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Bitchat \u2014 a messaging app<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Availability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Where to download?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> iOS link \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/bitchat-mesh\/id6748219622\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Android link \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bitchat.droid\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How does it work?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Without internet or mobile connection. The app uses a Bluetooth mesh network: devices connect directly and relay messages from one to another within signal range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> approximately 10\u201330 meters between devices via Bluetooth (depending on device model and obstacles). In mesh mode, messages can be relayed through nearby users&#8217; devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Data security:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> no phone number or email required for registration<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>By the way, radios are another way to stay connected when there is no mobile network or internet. Learn how to use them <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/dovidka.info\/en\/communication-and-information-retrieval\/#radio\"><b><i>here<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"radio\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            How to use a walkie-talkie        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <p>In the absence of mobile communication, a walkie-talkie can replace the phone. For example, when you need to move to a safe place, these devices will help a family communicate with each other.<\/p>\n<p>Modern walkie-talkies are easy to use and have a built-in FM receiver. However, we recommend that you prepare a spare battery.<\/p>\n<p>Do not turn on the walkie-talkie on the police or other services frequencies: this will interfere with their work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1362\" src=\"https:\/\/dovidka.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/radio-300x186.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dovidka.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/radio-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/dovidka.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/radio.png 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"2\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            Communication in occupied territories        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining communication in occupied areas is often not just a matter of safety, but of survival. Here\u2019s how to ensure you have access to mobile communication, internet, and television.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mobile communication and phones<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Ukrainian mobile service has not disappeared entirely but your operator&#8217;s network is unavailable, try connecting to other Ukrainian mobile operators using national roaming. This service is provided by all Ukrainian operators. How to connect \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dovidka.info\/en\/communication-and-information-retrieval\/\">read here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If possible, avoid using Russian SIM cards. If you must purchase one, try to obtain it without presenting a passport, so as not to share your personal data with the occupying forces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russian security services have access to Russian mobile operator networks, so using their mobile services requires maximum caution. When speaking on the phone, keep to neutral, everyday topics and avoid anything that could endanger you or your loved ones \u2014 do not discuss the locations or movements of occupying forces, occupation authorities, and so on. It is best to minimize phone calls altogether and use messengers with open-source code and end-to-end encryption.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not store sensitive information on your phone. Delete all content from your device that could put you at risk if detained by occupying forces: messages, photos, videos, downloaded files. You can do this manually (do not forget to empty the trash) or by using apps that permanently delete files.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another option is to reset your phone to factory settings. This will delete all data and files from the device with no possibility of recovery. To do this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Android:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> go to Settings \u2192 General management \u2192 Reset \u2192 Factory data reset (menu names may vary depending on your device).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>iOS:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> go to Settings \u2192 General \u2192 Transfer or Reset iPhone \u2192 Erase All Content and Settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Keep in mind that a completely empty phone may also raise suspicion among occupying forces.<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review which apps on your phone or subscriptions in messengers and social media may raise suspicion, and remove them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always use your phone&#8217;s built-in security features (password, pattern lock, fingerprint, etc.) to make unauthorized access more difficult in case of loss or seizure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disable location services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If possible, keep an old working phone that you can hand over if demanded by occupying forces.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Internet<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If possible, use a VPN service (especially if your internet provider is connected to Russian networks). VPN services allow you to avoid tracking, access restricted resources, and visit blocked websites. Occupiers currently block many such services, so you may need to find one that still works. Also keep in mind that having a VPN app on your device may raise suspicion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a Ukrainian internet provider, communicate via Wi-Fi whenever possible and make calls through messengers. How to configure them safely \u2014 read <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dovidka.info\/en\/kiberbezpeka\/#browser\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use strong passwords for all accounts (how to do this \u2014 read here) and enable two-factor authentication.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not store on computers or laptops \u2014 and delete from memory \u2014 any information that could put you at risk if detained: messages, photos, videos, downloaded files. After deleting files, remember to empty the trash.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not connect to unknown open Wi-Fi networks or devices sharing internet access.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you use social media, remove all personal information from your profile settings (phone number, date of birth, place of residence, workplace, etc.). Do not post content that could provoke a negative reaction from occupying forces. Where possible, restrict access to your profile to people you trust.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Radio and television<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the beginning of the war, Ukrainian television has been broadcast unencrypted via satellite and is free to access. The signal can be received using a satellite receiver or a built-in TV tuner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search for Ukrainian channels using the following parameters:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Satellite Astra 4A (4.8\u00b0E). Frequencies and polarization: 11766 H, 12130 V, 12437 V.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Satellite Amos 3 (4.0\u00b0W). Frequencies and polarization: 11140 H, 11175 H.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Important! Some of this advice may not apply depending on the conditions and situation in occupied areas. Always take the operational environment into account and prioritize your personal safety.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"desinformation\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            How to protect yourself from disinformation        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"checklist\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <p class=\"simple-text body body-2\">\n                Follow these tips:            <\/p>\n                                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><b>Distribute information only from verified sources.\u00a0<\/b>Reliable information comes from state bodies \u2013 on their official pages in social media or the\u00a0Public Broadcasting Channel (UA: Pershyi, former UT-1).<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><b>Do not believe the message about th<\/b><b>e cessation of the struggle by the\u00a0<\/b><b>Ukrainian army.<\/b> Such information is a typical way to demoralize the population. Moreover, you have to remember that in the event of hostile aggression, the Ukrainian security forces will steadfastly resist.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><b>If the Internet connection is interrupted<\/b>\u00a0or the pages of state bodies are not available, contact the Public Broadcasting: UA: Pershyi and Ukrainian Radio for information. Tune the radio to the frequency of your city in advance; you can find out the frequency of the broadcast\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ukr.radio\/maps\">on the website<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0If you have a fixed radio station, use it.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><b>Do not disseminate information about the movement of Ukrainian troops.\u00a0<\/b>You can harm those who protect you.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><b>Do not believe the reports of deliberate shelling of civilians by the Ukrainian military.\u00a0<\/b>In this way, the aggressor wants to undermine your trust in the defenders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><b>Do not share unverified information about the course of hostilities.\u00a0<\/b>Only the security and defense authorities of Ukraine have such data. Information from other sources or private pages on social media may not be true.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><b>Check out patriotic-looking but questionable messages and appeals.<\/b>\u00a0Slogans and Ukrainian symbols may cover the aggressor.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"3\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            Deepfakes: what they are and how to detect them        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russia is deploying artificial intelligence tools to make its disinformation more convincing and mislead an ever-growing number of people. Some Ukrainians also misuse such tools to artificially inflate the popularity of their social media platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this guide, we explain why you cannot trust everything you see and how to recognize a deepfake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>deepfake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is artificially generated video, audio, or imagery created to deceive, depicting a specific person or group of people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, deepfakes are actively used for several reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Novelty.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ukrainian online audiences are still not sufficiently familiar with this type of disinformation, making users more likely to believe the information presented in a deepfake.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example: at the end of 2023, fake videos were widely shared on social media claiming that Volodymyr Zelenskyy had announced payments of UAH 16,000 to Ukrainians who had not left the country during the full-scale war.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Effectiveness.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A deepfake can be created using footage of any politician, actor, or public figure. The subject can be made to say anything in any language, combining video and audio to present it as a real breaking news story.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example: in March 2022, a video aired on &#8220;Ukraine 24&#8221; allegedly showing Volodymyr Zelenskyy announcing Ukraine&#8217;s capitulation.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Simplicity.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Deepfakes can be generated in minutes using AI tools. The simpler the deepfake, the easier it is to detect \u2014 and conversely, the more effort put into creating it, the harder it becomes to debunk. Russian propaganda uses both simple and sophisticated deepfakes depending on the information agenda.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Types of deepfakes<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Commercial.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The creators set up TikTok or Instagram pages that imitate well-known Ukrainian media outlets or influencers and fill them with AI-generated videos on sensitive social topics (mobilization, the return of men from abroad, frontline news, etc.). Such videos usually provide only partial information and direct users to anonymous Telegram channels for the full story. To access it, users must subscribe \u2014 but no useful information is ever actually provided. These deepfakes are mainly used to inflate audience numbers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Entertainment.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are typically posted on satirical Telegram channels, playing on well-known or current topics.For example, variations of statements by Belarusian self-proclaimed leader Lukashenko, or fictional\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/baza_houston\/2741\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cthreats\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by SBU Head Vasyl Maliuk directed at those filming air defense operations. Their goal is to entertain and attract followers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>PSYOP (information and psychological operations).<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Russian PSYOPs aim to undermine trust in Ukrainian authorities and the Defense Forces, weaken the will to resist, and spread panic. Example: in November 2023, Russian Telegram channels spread f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/voxukraine.org\/videofejk-valerij-zaluzhnyj-zapysav-zvernennya-de-nakazuye-vijskovym-pokynuty-zonu-bojovyh-dij-ta-zahoplyuvaty-vladu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fake videos of Valerii Zaluzhnyi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allegedly calling on the Armed Forces of Ukraine to abandon their positions and seize power.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, several high-profile cases in Ukraine&#8217;s media space demonstrated how AI and video deepfakes are used for disinformation. Propaganda networks spread fake videos about the alleged mobilization of nearly one million women and a &#8220;travel ban,&#8221; falsely attributed to a deputy prime minister. These claims were debunked by Ukrainian fact-checkers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/texty.org.ua\/projects\/116307\/cshtuchnyj-intelekt-i-tiktok-yak-vidomyx-zhurnalistok-peretvoryuyut-na-fejky\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On TikTok, AI-generated clones of well-known Ukrainian journalists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 using their voices and likenesses \u2014 have been widely used to spread fabricated messages that have garnered millions of views, undermining trust in the media and distorting public information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ai-soldiers-how-deepfakes-are-manipulating-ukraines-mobilization-narrative\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI-generated videos allegedly featuring &#8220;Ukrainian soldiers&#8221; <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are also being spread across international and local social media platforms. These depict fictional scenes of &#8220;forced mobilization&#8221; or emotional appeals, aimed at shaping narratives and undermining trust in the Ukrainian government and Western support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These cases illustrate how synthetic media technologies have become a tool of information warfare, with the goals of creating panic, weakening social cohesion, and manipulating public opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>How to recognize a deepfake<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Signs that a video may be <\/span><b>fake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the speaker&#8217;s facial expressions, especially lip movements, do not fully match the speech;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the video is published not on a verified news outlet or official account, but on an anonymous social media channel;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">poor video quality;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">absence of background sounds or ambient noise;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the speaker&#8217;s voice differs from their real voice;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the statement contradicts the speaker&#8217;s known positions \u2014 for example, if Valerii Zaluzhnyi suddenly calls for a coup, or Volodymyr Zelenskyy unexpectedly orders a retreat from Avdiivka.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To detect <\/span><b>deepfakes in images<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, pay attention to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">small details in the image;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blurred or oddly smooth faces;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">overly glossy skin;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extra or missing limbs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">distorted symbols (e.g., incorrect flag elements);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unnatural backgrounds;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unnatural body positions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tools to detect deepfakes<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To verify audio authenticity:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free tools:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiornot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI or Not<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/ai-speech-classifier\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI Speech Classifier<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (can detect whether audio was generated via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ElevenLabs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; supports Ukrainian)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paid tools:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aivoicedetector.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI Voice Detector<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resemble.ai\/detect\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resemble Detect<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To verify image authenticity (free tools):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chromewebstore.google.com\/detail\/fake-news-debunker-by-inv\/mhccpoafgdgbhnjfhkcmgknndkeenfhe?pli=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fake News Debunker by InVID &amp; WeVerify<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fotoforensics.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FotoForensics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiornot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI or Not<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>How not to fall for a deepfake<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Manage your emotional response.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Deepfakes are designed to provoke emotions. If content feels more emotional than informative, pause and avoid impulsive reactions \u2014 especially sharing it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Assess the source objectively.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Is it a trusted media outlet or an anonymous social media channel? Check what else the page posts. If it regularly shares sensational or emotionally charged content, it is likely unreliable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Verify through trusted media.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Check reputable Ukrainian media from the Institute of Mass Information&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/imi.org.ua\/monitorings\/bilyj-spysok-imi-za-druge-pivrichchya-2025-roku-uvijshly-17-media\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cwhite list.\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If they have not reported the story, it is likely fake. Also consult Ukrainian fact-checking organizations such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/voxukraine.org\/voxcheck\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VoxCheck<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spravdi.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Center for Strategic Communications<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stopfake.org\/uk\/golovna\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StopFake<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you identify a deepfake or are unsure about a piece of content, report it via the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/SpravdiBot\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chatbot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Center for Strategic Communications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide was developed based on recommendations from the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/voxukraine.org\/voxcheck\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VoxCheck <\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fact-checking project.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"sources\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            Which sources of information can be trusted        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, rely on official communications from government institutions. Follow updates from the State Emergency Service, the Armed Forces, and the government on their websites and social media pages, as well as through Suspilne Broadcasting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below you will find a list of verified sources. Please note that on social media, verified accounts have a special mark \u2014 a blue checkmark next to the name. This confirms that the page is genuinely run by that person or institution. However, not all official institutions in Ukraine have received verification yet, so also rely on the accounts listed below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Suspilne Broadcasting:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 TV channel UA:Pershyi<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ukr.radio\/channel.html?channelID=2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 UA: Radio Promin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ukr.radio\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 UA: Ukrainian Radio<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Websites of government services:<\/b><b><\/p>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dsns.gov.ua\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Emergency Service of Ukraine<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DSNS.GOV.UA\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 facebook<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SESU_ua\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 twitter<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dsns_ukraine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 instagram<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/dsns_telegram\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 telegram<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zsu.gov.ua\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armed Forces of Ukraine<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GeneralStaff.ua\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 facebook<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GeneralStaffUA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 twitter<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uaf_general_staff\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mod.gov.ua\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Defense of Ukraine<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MinistryofDefence.UA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 facebook<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/defenceu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 twitter<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ministry_of_defense_ua\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mvs.gov.ua\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mvs.gov.ua\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 facebook<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mvs_ua\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 twitter<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mvs_ua\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Useful chatbots in Viber<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Telegram, the enemy often creates fake chatbot clones to mislead Ukrainians and collect their personal data. You can check whether a bot is safe <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dovidka.info\/en\/botchecke\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike Telegram, this problem does not exist in Viber. Chatbots and channels there go through moderation (verification by platform administrators), so no one can duplicate an existing bot or channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are useful chatbots available in Viber.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Chatbots for your safety<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viber.com\/dovidkainfo_bot\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0411\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0435\u043a\u0430: \u0434\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 an informational chatbot of the Dovidka.info project. It contains action plans for various emergency situations that may occur during war.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viber.com\/nezlamnistbot\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u041f\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0442\u0438 \u041d\u0435\u0437\u043b\u0430\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0456<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 a chatbot with information about Invincibility Points in your city and their geolocation search.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chats.viber.com\/shelteruabot\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0414\u0435 \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0442\u044f?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 a chatbot with information about shelters in your city and their geolocation search.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viber.com\/handyfriends\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handy Friends Bot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 a digital assistant for Ukrainians abroad.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Chatbots for countering fakes<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chats.viber.com\/spravdi\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPRAVDbot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 a bot from the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security. You can send a fake or a news item you doubt, and specialists will verify it. If it is fake, they will debunk it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Useful chatbots of government bodies and organizations<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ru.pipe.bot\/viber\/6548\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 informational and service chatbot of Diia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chats.viber.com\/ukrposhta\/ru\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukrposhta<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 Ukrposhta chatbot with information and services<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Chatbots of human rights organizations<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chats.viber.com\/warcrime\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warcrime bot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 a chatbot for documenting war crimes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Chatbots for data search<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chats.viber.com\/opendatabot\/ru\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opendatabot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 a chatbot providing access to Ukraine\u2019s open data registries<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Useful channels on WhatsApp<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to concerns about the reliability and security of Telegram, more and more government institutions and organizations are creating information channels on other platforms, including WhatsApp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you decide to stop using Telegram or want to diversify your news sources, here is a list of verified WhatsApp channels we recommend subscribing to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Official government channels<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va4ubceCsU9GgR40rM1c\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 official channel of the President of Ukraine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va41uJBHLHQdQDuNA41K\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olena Zelenska <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 official channel of the First Lady of Ukraine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va0MGKa65yDKulApah01\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minister of Defense of Ukraine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Mykhailo Fedorov \u2014 official channel of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va56gx5HrDZae89g9z23\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SES of Ukraine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 official channel of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaBjrEdGk1Fo6nr40o3t\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyrylo Budanov<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 official WhatsApp channel of the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Channels about Ukraine<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ukraine.ua\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukraine.ua<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 official channel of Ukraine \u2014 a brave country fighting for freedom in the heart of Europe. Subscribe to receive verified news and explore Ukraine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va0S5Ei5q08guUvBFp2a\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UNITED24 Media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 shows the real Ukraine and how it impacts people around the world<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Military channels<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air Force | UA Air Force \u2014 official channel of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine \u2014 official channel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AZOV \u2014 official channel of the 12th Special Purpose Brigade \u201cAzov\u201d of the National Guard of Ukraine<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Channels countering fakes<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPRAVDI \u2014 channel of the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security. Debunks Russian fakes and explains key events<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StopFake \u2014 a journalistic organization focused on fact-checking, media literacy, and distinguishing facts from propaganda<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Channels of your local authorities<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyiv City Military Administration \u2014 official channel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyiv Regional Military Administration \u2014 official channel with regional updates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vitalii Kim \/ Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration \u2014 official channel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lviv Regional Military Administration \u2014 official channel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poltava Regional Military Administration \u2014 official channel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khmelnytskyi Regional Military Administration \u2014 official channel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chernihiv Regional Military Administration \u2014 official channel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration \u2014 official channel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rivne Regional State Administration \u2014 official channel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cherkasy Regional Military Administration \u2014 official regional updates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ternopil Regional Military Administration \u2014 official channel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration \u2014 official page<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Telegram Channels Posing as Ukrainian but Actually Pro-Russian<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Center for Strategic Communications, together with the SBU, has published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spravdi.org\/spilna-zayava-z-pryvodu-zahystu-informaczijnogo-prostoru-ukrayiny-vid-rosijskyh-vorozhyh-telegram-kanaliv\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a list of Telegram channels<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that present themselves as &#8220;independent news sources&#8221; but are actually coordinated by the Kremlin. These include &#8220;Resident,&#8221; &#8220;Legitimny,&#8221; &#8220;Kartel,&#8221; &#8220;Spletnitsa,&#8221; and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes it is difficult to identify these channels as dangerous, as they skillfully mix propaganda with real news.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We strongly recommend reviewing your subscriptions using this list and unsubscribing from any of the following channels:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Krokodil (@KrokooDil)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 SheptunUA Ukraine War (@sheptoon)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Legitimny (@legitimniy)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Anatoliy Shariy (@ASupersharij)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Resident (@rezident_ua)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Montyan! (@montyan2)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 ZeRada (@ZeRada1)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Open Ukraine (@OpenUkraine)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 UKR LEAKS (@ukr_leaks)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Spletnitsa (@spletnicca)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Kartel (@ZE_kartel)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Olga Shariy (@OlgaSharij)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Ukraina.ru (@ukraina_ru)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 MediaKiller (@MediaKiller2021)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 TeleDNO (@tvdno)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Woman with a Braid (@skosoi)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Typical Odesa (@odessa_typical)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 War on Fakes (@warfakes)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Main in Kherson and Region (@hercon_ru)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Black Quarter (@cherniy_kvartal)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Chief of Staff (@nach_shtabu)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Rebel (@buntariy)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Naglyy (@maksnazar)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Ukraine. Special Operation. Monitoring (@MonitoringUA)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 I am Kramatorsk (@news_kramatorsk)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Odesa Fraer (@life_odessa)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Banned Ukraine (@godeye_ru)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Kovpak Unit (@otryadkovpaka)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Shkvarka News (@belshkvarka)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 SBU Mole (@SBUmole)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Tsibulya UA (@tsibulya_ua)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Melitopol City Administration (@melitopoladmin)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 IDirty Harry | Ihor Homolskyi (@harry_homolsky)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Shariy Party (@sharij_official)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Atypical Zaporizhzhia (@zp_live)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Kherson Region News (@kherson_news_info)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Main in Henichesk (@Genichesk_ru)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Kherson Life News (@NewsKhersonLife)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Ukrainian Format (@Ukrainian_format)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Main in Melitopol (@melitopol_ru)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Shadow on the Fence (@Ten_NaPleten)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Mykolaiv Live (@niklive)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Trempel Kharkiv (@kharkov_trempel)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 93 Brigade \u201cKholodnyi Yar\u201d | REVERSE SIDE (@HolodniyYar)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 KhtoSho Serhii Cherkaskyi (@htosho)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Main in Chornobaivka (@chernobaevka_ru)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 New Melitopol (@NowMelitopol)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Military Photographer (@photographermilitary)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Kherson Region Today (@herson_today)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Kherson Bulletin (@HersonVestnik)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Main in Kakhovka and Nova Kakhovka (@newkahovka_ru)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Main in Skadovsk (@skadovsk_rus)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Berdiansk ZaVtra (@brd_zavtra)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Southern Bridgehead (@yug_plazdarm)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Enerhodar Messenger (@zaporojie24)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Tokmak Today (@tokmak_segodna)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Main in Polohy (@polohy_ru)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Main in Enerhodar (@energodar_ru)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Main in Berdiansk (@berdyansk_ru)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Kharkiv Antifascists (@Kharkiv_antiFA)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7 Netlenka (@netlenkanet)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"operations\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            Basic tips how not to fall victim to enemy information operations        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-20\">\n<p><b>Desinformation<\/b>\u00a0is fake, manipulative content created intentionally to harm. It is designed to create false meanings, intimidate, mislead and strike.<\/p>\n<p>Desinformers falsify everything \u2013 news, books, documents, works of art and even public events. Russian propagandists are constantly fabricating and distorting information about events. They are organizing fake events to legalize their crimes and use them in public against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>To protect yourself from Desinformation, it is important to follow a number of simple rules and distinguish information attacks.<\/p>\n<p><b>How to detect a fake?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Disable \u201cautopilot mode\u201d in the consumption of information and ask yourself:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-3\">\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Why do I see this information?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">What source disseminated this information (social media page, media or suspicious site)?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Who is the author of the message (official, journalist or anonymous reporter)?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-21\">\n<p><b>Pay attention to:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-4\">\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Availability of links to sources of information.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Presentation of facts, assessments and comments, generalizations.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Photos or videos used to verify information.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Commentators, experts involved.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"checklist\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <p class=\"simple-text body body-2\">\n                Signs of manipulative information:            <\/p>\n                                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Emotionally colored presentation \u2013 \u201cincredible\u201d or \u201cshocking\u201d information.<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>No original source.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Suspicious account that is disseminating information<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-23\">\n<p>There are also many \u201cgarbage sites\u201d in the information space that will make money on discrediting messages. However, users often trust questionable sources of information, because the information is presented there emotionally, so as to immediately scare, shock or outrage and turn off the ability to cold analysis.<\/p>\n<p><b>Signs of a \u201cgarbage site\u201d:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"checklist\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Simulates a real media site (bbc-cnn, ua24ua, informator.su, etc.).<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">There is no information about the editors of the site (rubrics \u201cAbout us\u201d, \u201cEditors\u201d).<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>The content is suspiciously the same.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-23\">\n<p><b>Desinformers also often use fake photos. How to check them?<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-6\">\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Open Google Chrome. Right-click on the photo you want to check and select \u201csearch for images on Google\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">If you have a different browser, open Google there. Go to the \u201cimage search\u201d section. Copy the link to the image and paste it into the search bar.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-24\">\n<p>This way, you can check to see if the image was stolen, where and in what situation it first appeared.<\/p>\n<p><b>What to look for when you find the original source of photography?<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-7\">\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Publication dates: same or different?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Place of publication: who published this photo? Can this source be trusted?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Does the title and content of the article correspond to the photo?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Are there any differences between the original photo you found and the photo you wanted to check? For example, a photo is cropped, elements are added or changed.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">In which country was the photo taken? Which country is mentioned in the link?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"checklist\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <p class=\"simple-text body body-2\">\n                Follow 5 simple steps in media literacy:            <\/p>\n                                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Consciously shape your information space.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Counteract digital dependence and turn off the \u201cautopilot mode\u201d.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Master your thoughts and emotions.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Check the information received from various sources.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Check the information you intend to share.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/dovidka.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fakes-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dovidka.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fakes-1.png 789w, https:\/\/dovidka.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fakes-1-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/dovidka.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fakes-1-768x386.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"mob\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            Can\u2019t catch your mobile network? How to automatically connect to another operator. National roaming        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-28\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National roaming is available in Ukraine between Vodafone, Kyivstar, and lifecell. If your operator\u2019s network is unavailable, you can temporarily connect to another operator\u2019s network to make calls and send SMS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How to do it (all steps are mandatory):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disable automatic network selection (on Android: Settings \u2192 Mobile Network (or Connections) \u2192 Operator; on iOS: Settings \u2192 Cellular \u2192 Network Selection)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find and select an available network: Vodafone UA, UA-KYIVSTAR, or LIFECELL<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If registration fails, try again or select another network<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check whether you can make outgoing calls and send SMS<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Important:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> once a day, try to switch back to your home operator\u2019s network. National roaming puts additional load on networks and may affect the quality of some services.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"energy\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            How to save phone charge        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"checklist\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <p class=\"simple-text body body-2\">\n                To save your phone\u2019s charge during power outages, follow these tips from State Special Communications. They will help you stay in touch as long as possible.             <\/p>\n                                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Charge your phone whenever you can and keep your power banks charged at all times.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Turn on saving mode. The shortcut with this function is located in the quick settings panel, as well as in the settings (\u201cBattery \u2013 Power\u201d, etc.).<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Turn on the screen as rarely as possible and set energy-efficient screen settings. For this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">enable standard smoothness of the display instead of high, if the smartphone has a corresponding setting<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">turn off screen auto-rotation<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">set the screen brightness to minimum<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">set energy-efficient \u201cwallpaper\u201d: black background for OLED\/AMOLED \u2013 display, light \u2013 for IPS (the screen type of your phone model can be found on the manufacturer\u2019s website).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Delete non-critical apps that are actively using the battery or additional accounts in these apps. You can find out the level of power consumption of applications by going to Settings \u2192 Battery (or Accumulator) \u2192 Battery usage (or Accumulator usage).<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Turn off auto-download, auto-update, and app synchronization, especially if you have multiple accounts connected (in power saving mode, this feature should work automatically):<\/p>\n<p><b>Android<\/b>\u00a0\u2192 settings \u2192 accounts and synchronization,<\/p>\n<p><b>IOS<\/b>\u00a0\u2192 Settings \u2192 App Store \u2192 App update.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Limit the number of applications in the \u201csleeping\u201d (background) mode, leave only those on which your life depends: messenger, calls, the application \u201cAir alarm\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Android<\/b>\u00a0\u2192 left touch key \u2192 swipe unnecessary apps,<\/p>\n<p><b>IOS<\/b>\u00a0\u2192 swipe up from the bottom of the screen until the App Switchers appears, or double-tap the Start button \u2192 swipe up on the app preview screen to close it.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Turn off voice command recognition<\/p>\n<p><b>Android\u00a0<\/b>\u2192 Google Now \u2192 settings \u2192 Voice search \u2192 \u201cOkay Google\u201d recognition,<\/p>\n<p><b>IOS\u00a0<\/b>\u2192 settings \u2192 Siri and Search or Siri and Dictation.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Minimize screen standby mode<\/p>\n<p><b>Android\u00a0<\/b>\u2192 Quick Settings Panel or Settings \u2192 Display<\/p>\n<p><b>IOS\u00a0<\/b>\u2192 Settings \u2013 General or Settings \u2192 Screen &amp; Brightness<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Turn off vibration<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Turn off unnecessary communications: GPS, Bluetooth.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p>Avoid watching videos and playing games on your smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"checklist\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <p class=\"simple-text body body-2\">\n                If the power situation is critical (no electricity and no clear timeline for restoration):            <\/p>\n                                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn on <\/span><b>\u201cemergency power saving mode\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if your smartphone has this feature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Switch your smartphone to airplane mode if alternative communication is available.<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use one smartphone per family, taking turns.<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agree with your relatives on specific times to check in or on a time and place to meet if communication cannot be restored. Advise people around you to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"checklist__item simple-text body body-2\">\n                    <ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write down all important phone numbers on paper in case your battery runs out.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"title_anchor\">\n    <span id=\"4\" class=\"title_anchor__anchor\"><\/span>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"title title-5\">\n            Can You Trust the News? \u2013 Quiz        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text_block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"body body-2 simple-text\">\n            <div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-28\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dovidka.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dovidka-test.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the file in PDF format<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1360,"template":"","class_list":["post-2387","informations","type-informations","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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