Meet the Ukrainian woman using porn and gambling sites to tell Russians the truth about Putin's war with Ukraine

Millions of people have taken up arms against Putin's forces, but others are fighting in different ways. There is a woman among them.

The chief executive of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Ukraine is using advertisements featuring still images as well as video on porn and gambling sites in a bid to tell Russians and Belarussian's the truth about the conflict in Ukraine.

Baydachenko said that advertising on these sites made sense because it was cheap and easy to advertise on.

She believed that 80% of Russians and Belarusians were reached. Advertising platforms can sell us traffic from adult and gambling sites.

The outreach is one more tool that should not be discarded. We believe that we should try to tell the truth to people who have been lied to.

Insider said after the invasion that many Ukrainians were unable to convince their families in Russia that they were safe.

She said that these websites have low ad-blocking rates compared to larger websites. Funding is her biggest problem.

Baydachenko said that using porn sites was a good way to reach Russians, even if they were more difficult to reach because of their policies.

Jemimah Steinfeld is the editor-in-chief of Index on Censorship, a nonprofit that fights for free expression.

adverts on the war may not always have the intended reception.

The other side could be dismissed as propaganda if they were given a one-sided story. There are more stories that are harder to dismiss in Russia.

Steinfeld said that Russia blocked Facebook because it was seen as a threat.

The day after Putin's forces invaded Ukraine, Russia criticized Facebook for limiting the official accounts of four Russian media outlets.

Steinfeld said that social media can work against free expression. We should not underestimate its role in telling us about war and human rights violations.

Insider reported in May that Russian officials spent $8 million on virtual private networks to hide their online activities.

There is no independent media that is named as an alternative to the state. While reading about a TV news editor coming to air with a poster, we just keep smiling because there are no news on air.

The main news programme on Channel One was interrupted by an editor with a sign saying "Don't believe the propaganda". They're not telling the truth.

The same methods as the former KGB are used by Russia to make journalists obedient.