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National narrative: three visions of Ukraine
The search results suggest that after 10 years of war with Russia, the public…

First comes the informational chaos, then the mass dissemination of messages: NGO CAT-UA has identified the patterns of Russian propaganda spread
Propaganda is built on anger and contempt, and it hardly operates on positive emotions.…

The amplification of controversies on social media surrounding women and LGBTQI+ is becoming more of an indication of pro-Russian views
The attention of Ukrainian society to issues related to women and the LGBTQI+ community…

ABOUT US
CAT-UA was initially a volunteer team that assembled on the first day of the full-scale invasion, February 24, 2022, to assist Ukrainian military and civilian authorities with media analysis. Over time, we turned into a public organization, the goal of which is transparent and modern principles and formats of communication in Ukraine, as well as abroad – regarding Ukraine. We conduct research to combat manipulation, misleading influence and information special operations
Our team

Артем Захарченко
Artem Zakharchenko
head of the organization
Сandidate of Sciences in Social Communications, writer, lecturer at the Institute of Journalism of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Євген Лузан
Evgen Luzan
leading analyst
Analyst of information. Interests: history, geography, and books

Юлія Максимцова
leading analyst
Analyst. Structuring information before it became mainstream

Ангеліка Мачула
Angelika Machula
leading analyst
Bachelor of Journalism and Social Communications, specialist in content monitoring and analysis, television editor, performer

Олена Зіненко
Olena Zinenko
analyst
Media researcher, specialist in philology and social communications, human rights and gender equality expert, media trainer

Валерія Молоціян
Valeriya Molotsiyan
analyst
Bachelor of Sociology, specialist in social and media communications, media analytics and social communications reseacrch

By the first anniversary of the project, CAT-UA analysts have received awards from the Ministry of Defense: medals “For assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine”
Theoretical foundations
Under the conditions of non-agenda ownership: Social media users in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential elections campaign
Zakharchenko, A., Maksimtsova, Y., Iurchenko, V., Shevchenko, V., & Fedushko, S. (2019)
The Influence of the ‘Tomos Narrative’ as a Part of the Ukrainian National and Strategic Narrative
Zakharchenko, A., & Zakharchenko, O. (2021)
Constructing the narratives of identity and power: Self-imagination in a young Ukrainian nation
Korostelina, K. V. (2014)
Affective Publics: Sentiment, Technology, and Politics
Papacharissi, Z. (2015)