russian media spread disinformation about an attack on Ukrainian military in Ivano-Frankivsk

russian media spread disinformation about an attack on Ukrainian military in Ivano-Frankivsk

Kyiv  •  UNN

April 18 2024, 11:33 PM • 27144 views

russian media falsely claimed that russians attacked Ukrainian forces in Ivano-Frankivsk, but the city's mayor denied it. He said that enemy drones targeting infrastructure had been destroyed.

russian media are spreading lies about an attack on a gathering of Ukrainian military in Ivano-Frankivsk. This is reported by the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security SPRAVDI, UNN reports.

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The kremlin media continue to spread disinformation, claiming that on the night of April 18, the russian military attacked the location of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Ivano-Frankivsk. This information is cited with reference to the "coordinator of the Mykolaiv underground" lebedev.

However, the mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ruslan Martsinkiv, emphasized that there was no attack on the Ukrainian military. The enemy drones tried to hit critical infrastructure, but all the drones were destroyed by the Defense Forces.

The enemy is trying to use panic today. What they wrote is not true. It is not true. I can't say certain things because it could harm our infrastructure

- Ruslan Martsinkiv said .

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