Evaders are being buried alive: Russia spreads new fakes about mobilisation in Ukraine

Russian Telegram channels have been circulating a video which allegedly shows a TCC and SP Zhytomyr employee "burying alive" an evader. Another fake by Russian propagandists is refuted by the Centre for Countering Disinformation.

Enemy TG-channels distribute a video on which an employee of the Zhytomyr TCC and SP allegedly "buries" an evader. According to ru-propagandists, in this way the employees of the military enlistment office are trying to intimidate the male population, which "refuses to go to the front", - stated in the message.

It is stressed that in fact the video is another fake of the Russian propaganda, which is trying to intimidate the male population of Ukraine and discredit the employees of the TCC and SP with the help of such videos.

The Centre for Countering Disinformation. Called to trust only verified sources of information.

Earlier it was reported that Ukraine became the most frequent target of foreign information manipulation and interference. This was reported by the Centre for Strategic Communications and Information Security with a reference to the report "Foreign Information Manipulation and Threat of Interference" by the European External Action Service.

A total of 480 cases of foreign information manipulation and interference were recorded. Of these, 160 fake messages were directed at Ukraine. The most frequent victims of information attacks were:

• European Union - 19 per cent;
• NATO - 15 PER CENT;
• Armed Forces of Ukraine - 14%;
• UN - 3%.

Misinformation is mostly spread via messenger Telegram and social network X. But other platforms also record extraneous interference.

Also, in the Ukrainian information space there are reports that the State Emergency Situations Service is allegedly evacuating the population from Kharkiv and its surroundings due to the probable encirclement of the city by Russian occupants. However, this is not true.

Russians are spreading another fake about the offensive on Kiev, which was picked up by some bloggers. The CPD emphasised that the information does not correspond to reality. It is part of the Russian disinformation campaign through which the enemy is trying to sow panic in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian presidential intelligence committee said that the Russian Federation was continuing the information special operation "Maidan-3". It will culminate in March-May 2024.

The Russians launched the special operation "Maidan-3" in November last year. The aggressor country allocated a record 1.5 billion dollars to spread anti-Ukrainian sentiments, only in Telegram disinformation cost the enemy almost 250 million dollars. Thus, this "action" has become the most expensive for the Russian security services.

Russian propagandists are continuing a large-scale information and psychological operation in an attempt to discredit the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The enemy distributes a video with the alleged son of Alexander Syrsky. However, the hero of the Russian propaganda videos is not the son of the AFU commander-in-chief.