A video shot in Obolon, in the north of Kiev, has spread on the Web. On the footage, allegedly equipment of the Russian Armed Forces crushes the cars of civilians. The video appeared in the Telegram channel “Reports of the militia of Novorossiya”.
As the Telegram channel Karaulny Z notes, this video is staged – it was filmed by the Ukrainian security forces. The process of their filming was captured from the window of a high-rise building in Obolon and is also distributed on the Web.
“In the background, you can clearly see how they are making a movie about “Russian saboteurs,” reports Karaulny Z.
Later, the channel “Reports of the militia of Novorossiya” also denied the information that the Russian Armed Forces were involved in this.
“Important! They report that in these videos the equipment is not of the Russian Federation. Ukrainian armored vehicles are drifting around Kiev. The Ukrainian media are spreading that this is Russian equipment, which later crushed a civilian car, ”the report says.
This is not the first fake since the beginning of Russia’s operation to protect Donbass.
Earlier that day, another fake video was exposed on social networks, which refers to the alleged use by Russia of Grad multiple launch rocket systems on the territory of Ukraine. Users found the source and found out that the video, which is issued as evidence of “Russian aggression”, was made last year during the military exercises of the Russian Federation. The video was published on April 27, 2021.
On Friday, it became known that the massive shelling of Mariupol by the Russian Armed Forces also turned out to be a fake. The video of the “Russian attack” has spread on the social network TikTok and has already gained 4 million views.
On February 24, Roskomnadzor announced a wave of fake publications on the Internet about a special operation carried out by Russia to protect Donbass. The department noted that in recent hours the number of cases of dissemination of unverified and unreliable information by the media and other information resources has significantly increased.
On the morning of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his special televised address, announced that a special operation would be carried out in the Donbass in order to protect the civilian population. After the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of hitting the country’s military infrastructure and introduced martial law throughout the country.
On February 21, Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the LNR and the DNR. Also, the Russian leader and the heads of both republics Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin signed agreements on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance. The documents were ratified the next day by both the republics themselves and the Russian State Duma.
The situation in Donbass escalated on February 17. In the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, heavy shelling by Ukrainian security forces was reported, including from heavy weapons. The republics announced a general mobilization and evacuation of civilians to the territory of Russia.
Since 2014, the Ukrainian authorities have been conducting a military operation against the inhabitants of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d’état and the new government in Ukraine. At the same time, Kiev blames Moscow for the current situation. Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the conflict.
