Fake documents allege mass medical screenings and child databases near frontlines, provoking fear among parents and local officials and communities. Authorities urge immediate verification through official channels to prevent manipulation and to protect evacuation efforts and children’s safety.
According to Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
The Russian Federation continues to discredit Ukraine’s evacuation efforts from frontline territories and spreads false claims about the supposed start of mass mandatory health checkups for children aged up to 12.
“The Russian Federation continues to discredit Ukraine’s evacuation processes from frontline territories. In particular, Russian propagandists claim the alleged formation of databases of children in territories near the front line and the start there of mass ‘mandatory health checkups’ for children aged up to 12 years. It is also claimed that Ukrainian authorities are allegedly doing this to hide from parents information about where exactly they will send their children”
– The Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
Context of Disinformation and Its Consequences
The Center emphasizes that such statements have no evidence and do not reflect reality. Circulated screenshots allegedly from the Ministry of Health of Ukraine are forged. Such disinformation is used by the enemy to disrupt evacuation measures and...
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