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title: "Kremlin Prepares Provocation: CPD Reveals Details of Large-Scale Campaign to Stage Fake 'Maidan' in Ukraine"
description: "The Center for Countering Disinformation exposed a large-scale Kremlin campaign aimed at staging a fake 'Maidan' in Ukraine and destabilizing society."
date: 2026-09-26T08:04:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/kremlin-prepares-provocation-cpd-reveals-fake-maidan-campaign
tags: [russia-propaganda, maidan, disinformation, ukraine-war, ccd]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Kremlin Prepares Provocation: CPD Reveals Details of Large-Scale Campaign to Stage Fake 'Maidan' in Ukraine

![Graphics of the Kremlin's information campaign against Ukraine](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/26/kreml-gotovit-provokatsiyu-tspd-raskryl-detali-feykovogo-maydana/kreml-gotovit-provokatsiyu-tspd-raskryl-detali-feykovogo-maydana-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- Russia launched a massive social media campaign calling for a new 'Maidan' in Ukraine.
- Propagandists attempt to use images of Ukrainian servicemen as 'protest leaders'.
- The main goal of the special operation is internal destabilization and undermining state defense.

The Ukrainian information space has faced a new wave of coordinated information attacks aimed at internal destabilization of the state. According to the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Russian special services have launched a large-scale social media campaign designed to provoke mass protests and drive citizens to a so-called new 'Maidan'. These manipulative techniques aim to undermine the rear situation and weaken the country's defense capabilities amidst the ongoing full-scale war.

### Methods of Hostile Propaganda and Manipulation with the Military

As part of this special operation, popular public pages and social networks are actively disseminating calls for radical actions and demands directed at the country's leadership. Propagandists promote false slogans about an 'immediate peace treaty', 'cancellation of mobilization', and holding elections amidst active combat operations.  Notably, organizers attempt to portray allegedly Ukrainian servicemen as 'protest leaders', aiming to lend legitimacy to these fake actions and evoke an emotional response among the public. According to intelligence data, the Kremlin's key objective is to draw Ukrainian defenders into internal political strife and destroy the army from within.

### Kremlin's Goals and Associated Information Threats

Experts and analysts note that such injections are part of a systemic hybrid war. By creating an illusion of widespread popular discontent, the adversary seeks to sow panic and undermine trust in state institutions. Previously, Russian propaganda repeatedly resorted to similar methods, spreading fakes about the forced mobilization of women and fabricated stories regarding the frontline situation. All these elements serve a single purpose: to destroy Ukrainian resistance through proxy means.

### Contradictory Data

On one hand, official Ukrainian agencies, including the Center for Countering Disinformation, state there are absolute zero real prerequisites for social unrest, emphasizing the artificial, bot-driven nature of online calls. On the other hand, Russian state media and anonymous Telegram channels persistently disseminate narratives about alleged brewing popular anger and societal fatigue, trying to pass off wishful thinking as reality and demoralize the Ukrainian rear. Amidst informational confrontation, experts urge critical thinking regarding any calls to break the law and join unauthorized rallies.

### How to Protect Against Disinformation and Manipulation

 State bodies and specialized experts urge citizens to stay calm, thoroughly verify information sources, and avoid spreading dubious publications. In conditions of hybrid aggression, every repost of an unverified news item plays into the enemy's hands. Trust should be placed exclusively in official and verified sources providing confirmed data on the situation in the country and at the front.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [РФ хочет вытащить украинцев на новый "Майдан": ЦПД разоблачил кампанию Кремля](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rf-hoche-vityagnuti-ukrayintsiv-noviy-maydan-1790409778.html) - Официальное заявление Центра противодействия дезинформации о кремлевской кампании по организации протестов.
- [Пропагандистская кампания "Россия — не мой враг" добралась до Румынии — ЦПД](https://zn.ua/POLITICS/propahandistskaja-kampanija-rossija-ne-moj-vrah-dobralas-do-rumynii-tspd.html) - Дополнительный контекст работы ЦПД по выявлению враждебных информационных кампаний.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: Who is behind the calls to stage a new 'Maidan' in Ukraine?
**A:** According to the Center for Countering Disinformation, Russian special services are behind this information campaign.

### Q: What demands are promoted by the organizers of fake protests?
**A:** Propagandists spread calls for an 'immediate peace treaty', 'cancellation of mobilization', and holding elections.