A top Ukrainian official says renewed claims of full Luhansk control are part of a staged propaganda push, raising alarm over information manipulation.
Russian officials continue to spread false statements about the frontline situation, in particular regarding the alleged full occupation of the Luhansk Oblast, which is part of an information campaign to support the continuation of the war.
According to Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the NSDC, the information is spread via Telegram.
“Gerasimov lied for the second time about the ‘full occupation of Luhansk Oblast’. Before this, he had already lied about the ‘occupation of Kupiansk’, – he noted.
– Andriy Kovalenko
According to Kovalenko, the head of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, belongs to the wing of Russian elites who advocate continuing the war at any price.
“Therefore his task is to lie about military feats, and somewhere Putin’s Petersburg-based colleagues from the FSB will legitimize this lie,” he explained.
– Andriy Kovalenko
According to the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Gerasimov again announced the supposed full control of Russian troops over the territory of the Luhansk Oblast.
The Center for Countering Disinformation emphasizes that such statements are spread as part of an information campaign aimed at prolonging the war and denying the real situation on the front.
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