AI Incident Database: Reported Deepfakes of Ukrainian Deputy PM Olha Stefanishyna Allegedly Supporting Fictional Mobilization Plan for Women
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.
AI Incident Database · Incident 1134Operator lens (high): inspect D2 (output validation), D7 (tool permissions).
Event summary
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.
Linked entities
- deepfake-technology-developers
organisation | 70%
- synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
organisation | 70%
- russian-telegram-channels
organisation | 70%
- russian-disinformation-channels
organisation | 70%
- government-of-russia-aligned-actors
organisation | 70%
- information-manipulation-actors
organisation | 70%
- pro-russian-information-manipulation-actors
organisation | 70%
- women-of-ukraine
organisation | 70%
- olha-stefanishnyna
organisation | 70%
- national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders
organisation | 70%
- government-of-ukraine
organisation | 70%
- general-public-of-ukraine
organisation | 70%
- epistemic-integrity
organisation | 70%
- democratic-integrity
organisation | 70%
Related graph edges
| Edge | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology-developers to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology-developers to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology-developers to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology-developers to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology-developers to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology-developers to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology-developers to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology-developers to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology-developers to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology-developers to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology-developers to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology-developers to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |