ロシア軍、生成AIで改変した偽映像で Doughropillia 等の占領を主張
ロシア軍と親クremlin系_definition Affiliated military bloggers have used videos likely created or altered with artificial intelligence to claim territorial gains in Ukraine, including the capture of Dobropillia and the “liberation” of Bilyi Kolodiaz. ISW identified 35 such videos, many featuring unnatural body proportions or people and flags abruptly disappearing from the frame. Ukrainian forces continued to hold Dobropillia nearly three weeks after Russia announced its capture.
要点
- ISW identified 35 videos likely created or altered using artificial intelligence
- Russian military units and pro-Kremlin bloggers published the videos
- Russia announced the capture of Dobropillia in mid-October 2026
- Ukrainian forces still held positions in Dobropillia nearly three weeks later
- Russia’s Defence Ministry published a drone video showing soldiers with Russian flags amid the ruins of Dobropillia
- The flag in the Dobropillia footage abruptly changed orientation, which analysts say cannot be explained by compression or camera artefacts
- After the Bilyi Kolodiaz video was published, Russia’s Defence Ministry announced the village’s “liberation”; Ukrainian reports said Russian troops remained about 10 km away
なぜ重要か
The fabricated videos gave false visual confirmation to claims that Russian forces controlled Ukrainian territory they did not hold. Their circulation through Russia’s Defence Ministry and state media provided the material official visibility and reinforced the narrative of inevitable Russian victory. The case also showed how false visual evidence could enter military reporting, with Russian commanders reporting the alleged capture of Dobropillia to Vladimir Putin.
何が起きたか
Russian military units and pro-Kremlin bloggers published videos intended to demonstrate territorial gains in Ukraine. One showed Russian soldiers holding flags amid the ruins of Dobropillia after the city’s alleged capture was announced. Analysts found visual inconsistencies, including an abrupt change in the flag’s orientation, unusual body proportions and people or flags disappearing from the frame, and concluded that some footage had likely been created or altered with artificial intelligence. ISW identified 35 such videos in total. Russia’s Defence Ministry and state media distributed some of the material despite these signs. A similar sequence occurred with Bilyi Kolodiaz: after a video with a soldier and a tricolour was published on 27 July, the Defence Ministry announced the village’s “liberation” a week later, although Ukrainian reports said Russian troops remained about 10 km away.
ウクライナメディアの見方
Ukrainian reporting emphasised that Ukrainian forces retained control of Dobropillia and nearby villages when Russia announced the capture. Reports also highlighted physical inconsistencies in the videos, including abrupt flag movement, unnatural body proportions and disappearing people or flags, and contrasted Russian announcements with reporting on where Russian troops actually remained.
海外メディアの見方
International coverage framed AI-generated or altered videos as a tool for exaggerating battlefield successes and influencing perceptions of the war. It noted their circulation by Russian military units, bloggers, the Defence Ministry and state media, while stressing that a single central body may not direct the activity. The phenomenon was placed within the broader context of slowing Russian advances, pressure to produce victories and information campaigns presenting Russian success as inevitable.
報道の食い違い
Daniel Miley described the deepfakes as part of a broader information campaign presenting Russian victory as inevitable, while judging that individual units and associated bloggers, rather than a single central authority, created and distributed the videos. Some Russian military units and bloggers also claimed without evidence that Ukrainian forces used artificial intelligence to produce videos.
背景
Russian advances in 2024 and 2025 slowed during 2025 because of substantial losses and a series of Ukrainian counteroffensives. The origin of the Dobropillia video remains unknown, although analysts identified signs of manipulation in the footage.