Charles Kirk, the executive director of Turning Point USA, was assassinated today in Utah, having been cited multiple times in 2023 and 2024 by Ukraine’s infamous Center for Countering Disinformation for “spreading pro-Russian narratives in the West.” Such a designation put Kirk into the CCD’s category of an “information terrorist,” someone who should be treated as an actual terrorist. The CCD defined information terrorism as:
“a Crime against Humanity committed by means of instruments affecting the consciousness,” putting people who publicly criticize Kiev’s government on the same level of people who employ physical violence to terrorize. The CCD is a subdivision of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, part of its Office of the President. Before 2022, Kiev’s target list, maintained by the Myrotvorets gang, concentrated on Ukrainian enemies, and several of the targets were assassinated. In 2022, the CCD expanded such “information terrorists” to include targets outside of Ukraine, including Americans. Background on their operations is available at and at.
In 2023, the CCD objected specifically to Kirk’s calling for an end to the American provision of financial aid to Ukraine and criticizing the activities of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; but they also cited as another offense, his praise of the BRICS. The 31-year-old had played a significant role in rallying youth to Trump. In May, Kirk hosted Vice-President J.D. Vance on his show. Today he was shot and killed while fielding questions on a Utah campus. Authorities said the shooter, who had fired from a rooftop on campus some distance away, is still at large.
