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incidents/AIR-2022-0033

Deepfake video of Ukrainian President used to encourage surrender

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

A deepfaked video depicting the Ukrainian President telling soldiers to surrender was posted on websites and social media platforms. The synthetic media was quickly debunked and caused limited impact.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • Deepfake fraud
    Synthetic voice, video or images used to impersonate people for fraud, extortion or access.
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
Used against real targets; limited or unclear impact.
targets
Individuals
products
Deepfake President Zelenskyy Video
incident date
23 Dec 2022
first reported
23 Dec 2022
origin
AVID
classifier confidence
0.95 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · disinformation · ukraine
record
created 2026-10-18 06:56Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:56Z · json

Sources · 2

  1. 2022-12-23
    AVID-2022-V009: A quickly-debunked deepfaked video of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was posted on various Ukrainian websites and social media platforms encouraging Ukrainians to surrender to Russian forces during the Russia-Ukraine war.
    AVID · github.com/avidml/avid-db/blob/main/vulnerabilities/2022/AVID-2022-V009.json
  2. 2022-12-23
    Incident 198: Deepfake Video of Ukrainian President Yielding to Russia Posted on Ukrainian Websites and Social Media
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/198

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