Camilla Jessen
Russia launches “Russophobes” website to expose and intimidate critics of the Kremlin and its war in Ukraine.
Russian activists launched a new website on April 28 aimed at exposing and intimidating individuals and organizations critical of the Kremlin’s policies and its war against Ukraine.
The site is called “Russophobes.”
It publishes personal information—including photographs, social media profiles, and phone numbers—of those it labels as anti-Russian figures. Some of the data appears to have been sourced from official registries maintained by Russia’s Ministry of Justice.
So far, more than 150 individuals have been listed.
Targets are categorized under labels such as “Anti-Russian Figures,” “Intellectuals Who Fled,” “Runaway Oligarchs,” “Hostile Propagandists,” “Sanctions Initiators,” and “Accomplices of Ukrainian Nazis.”
Nearly 60 organizations, including international institutions like the British Council, are also identified under a section titled “Hostile Organizations.”
The platform’s “About Us” page cites former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who previously called for the creation of a public database of so-called “enemies of Russia” for unspecified “practical purposes.”
Self-described as a project by “patriots,” the site’s administrators pledge weekly updates and warn:
Russophobe, we see you. Know that your hostile actions will not go unpunished.
The launch of the site follows earlier findings by NewsGuard, which reported that the pro-Kremlin Pravda network has seeded false information about Russia’s war in Ukraine across 10 leading artificial intelligence platforms and chatbots, as part of broader disinformation efforts.