"Ukrainian sabotage" at a fuel depot: Romanian Defense Ministry refutes another Russian fake

Russians spread a fake online about the arson of fuel depots in Romania, which was allegedly carried out by Ukrainian refugees. However, Bucharest denied the fact of the fire and the alleged involvement of Ukrainians. This was reported by UNN with reference to a statement of the Romanian Ministry of Defense

Details

The agency explains that the fake news was spread by Russian-affiliated accounts on Telegram, VK, YouTube, and Reddit. They claimed that a group of unknown people had set fire to a fuel depot in the Romanian city of Bragadiru.

It is noted that the same "sources" claimed that the warehouse was used to store fuel for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, in one of the Telegram channels, the "sources" are trying to impose the idea that the warehouse was set on fire by a group of Ukrainian refugees dissatisfied with the reduction of European support for Ukraine.

The Romanian ministry  emphasized that all the information about the "incident" spread by these channels is completely false.

The published video to which reference is made was not filmed in the city of Bragadiru or any other place in Romania; the Romanian authorities have not reported a fire at any of the fuel depots in our country

Addendum

The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council emphasized that fake news is spread to misinform and manipulate public opinion.

Its goals may include undermining trust in Ukraine and its allies, creating tension between the countries, illustrating the perceived threat of Ukrainian refugees or partisans, and supporting Russian propaganda narratives

Recall

The Moldovan Foreign Ministry denied information about plans to extradite men of military age to Ukraine. The ministry called such reports part of a disinformation campaign against Chisinau.