Russia promotes disinformation about "civilian executions" by Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk region - Center for Countering Disinformation
Kyiv • UNN
Russian Ombudsman Moskalkova groundlessly accused the Ukrainian Armed Forces of killing civilians. The Center for Countering Disinformation refuted these statements as an attempt to discredit the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Russian propaganda is spreading another statement by Russian ombudswoman Tatyana Moskalkova about alleged "shootings of civilians in the Kursk region by Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen." This is reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (CPD), informs UNN.
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It is noted that, according to Moskalkova, the shootings of civilians are "confirmed by eyewitness accounts." At the same time, she does not indicate whether such cases have been confirmed by independent investigations or even by an investigation controlled by the Kremlin.
That is, this is another propaganda statement without any evidence. Such informational provocations about "atrocities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" are a continuation of Russia's long-standing propaganda tactic: through emotional, unsubstantiated accusations, representatives of the aggressor state try to create a negative image of Ukrainians for the domestic audience and international influence.
They emphasize that the purpose of such statements is to discredit the Defense Forces of Ukraine, create an informational justification for their own actions, and shift the focus of attention from the war crimes that Russian troops systematically commit in the occupied territories.
Recall
Earlier, the head of the President's Office, Kyrylo Budanov, met with the President of the European Court of Human Rights, Mattias Guyomar. He reminded that the ECHR has already established Russia's responsibility for systemic human rights violations in Ukraine since 2014.