New analysis reveals targeted disinformation shaping fear around military contracts and reserve checks, threatening public trust and civilian readiness in Poland.
Russia is intensifying its information warfare against Poland, launching a propaganda campaign to discredit the Polish Armed Forces and intimidate citizens when signing contracts with the army. The Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) published this information on Telegram.
According to the Center for Countering Disinformation, Russian propaganda twists planned administrative procedures for military registration and reserve checks, presenting them in a panicked light. Such materials are presented as violations of citizens’ rights, and recruitment services associate these processes with an authority to be feared.
Such publications aim to shape in Polish society a narrative that the state acts against its own citizens. The information is presented with vague hints that “something is happening,” but “the population is not informed.”
The Center for Countering Disinformation stressed that Russia’s main goal is to weaken citizens’ willingness to defend the country, undermine trust among society, the authorities and the army, and also create social tension within a state – an ally of Ukraine.
Goals of the disinformation campaign and the associated risks
“Something is happening”, but “the population is not informed”
– Center for Countering Disinformation under the NSDC
In January, a Russian disinformation campaign aimed at stoking hostility and discrediting Ukrainians was already recorded in the Polish information space.
Such materials emphasize the importance of a critical approach to sources and the resilience of society to disinformation.