Reported Deepfakes of Ukrainian Deputy PM Olha Stefanishyna Allegedly Supporting Fictional Mobilization Plan for Women
Description
In late June 2025, Russian Telegram channels reportedly circulated deepfake videos claiming that Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna backed mandatory mobilization of up to one million Ukrainian women starting September 1. Officials reportedly debunked the claim, confirming no such plans or laws exist. The disinformation operation reportedly aimed to incite panic and destabilize Ukraine's domestic situation.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- russian-telegram-channels
- russian-disinformation-channels
- pro-russian-information-manipulation-actors
- information-manipulation-actors
- government-of-russia-aligned-actors
- synthetic-media-creators
- deepfake-creators
Alleged Developers
- synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
- synthetic-media-generation-technology-developers
- synthetic-video-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- women-of-ukraine
- olha-stefanishnyna
- national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders
- government-of-ukraine
- general-public-of-ukraine
- epistemic-integrity
- democratic-integrity
- general-public
- public-figures
- politicians
- politicians-in-ukraine
- women-and-girls
- women
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.1. Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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