Центр протидії дезінформації | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | March 11, 2021 |
Jurisdiction | Ukraine |
Headquarters | 11, Bankova Street, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01220 |
Employees | 52 |
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Parent agency | National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine |
Website | Official website |
The Center for Countering Disinformation (Ukrainian: Центр протидії дезінформації, Tsentr protydii dezinformatsii) is a working body of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine established in accordance with a decision of that council dated March 11, 2021 "On the creation of the Center for Countering Disinformation",[1][2] and enacted by Presidential Decree No. 106 of March 19, 2021.[3]
The Center ensures the implementation of measures to counteract current and projected threats to Ukraine's national security and national interests in the information sphere, ensuring Ukraine's information security, identifying and counteracting disinformation, effectively countering propaganda, destructive information influences and campaigns, and preventing attempts to manipulate public opinion.