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Detector Media collects and documents real-time chronicles of the Kremlin disinformation about the Russian invasion. Ukraine for decades has been suffering from Kremlin disinformation. Here we document all narratives, messages, and tactics, which Russia is using from February 17th, 2022. Reminder: the increasing of shelling and fighting by militants happened on the 17th of February 2022 on the territory of Ukraine. Russian propaganda blames Ukraine for these actions.

On 23 December, on the 1033th day of the full-scale war, our editorial office recorded:

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Manipulation There is no military equipment at the Zaporizhzhia NPP

Russian media reports that IAEA observers should see that there is no Russian military equipment at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. StopFake writes about it. They refer to the words of Volodymyr Putin who announced this in Vladyvostok. The Russian dictator noted that these divisions of the National Guard of Russia "guard" the perimeter and territory of the station. This is manipulation.

The IAEA report notes just the opposite: that military equipment is present there. In particular, paragraph 39 of the report states: “The team observed the presence of Russian military personnel, vehicles and equipment at various sites of the ZNPP, including several military trucks on the first floor of block 1 and block 2 of the turbine hall, as well as military vehicles under the crossing connecting reactor room.

And the National Guard, according to Russian law, is a military organization. And in Ukraine, this structure fulfills military purposes, in fact, being an occupation structure.

Message Liz Truss is incompetent and her politics is Russophobia

The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has become the object of undisguised discredit from Russian media representatives and authorities. They declare its total incompetence, mediocrity, Russophobia and express skepticism about the ability to overcome the energy crisis and food inflation as a result of anti-Russian sanctions adopted by Britain.

The media also cite Russian dictator Putin, who allegedly said that the procedure for electing the head of state in Britain is undemocratic, since it takes place within the framework of the ruling party, and not with the participation of the people.

Such reports are trying to show in a bad light an unfriendly politician, which means that they indicate expectations of tough actions against Russia and in support of Ukraine in the confrontation with Moscow.

After Johnson's resignation, propaganda claimed that Britain's attitude towards Ukraine could well change, because he allegedly did not have support precisely because of his actions against Ukraine.

However, Liz Truss has already promised  “to become Ukraine's biggest friend” and declared that “Putin will fail and face the strategic defeat in Ukraine, and Russia will be limited in the future”.

Liz Truss took office on September 05, after winning the election to lead the Conservative Party against her opponent Rishi Sunak, with 81,326 votes to 60,399.

Disclosure It is not a grandmother of Chrystia Freeland in the photo next to Hitler and Goebbels

The well-known photograph, replicated by social networks, next to Hitler and Goebbels shows not the grandmother of the Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, but the wife of the Nazi Reich Propaganda Minister Magda Goebbels.

Writes “Reuters”. At the same time, the agency refers to several Facebook and Twitter accounts at once, some of which are verified.

However, the original source of this photo is from the media company Getty Images. There, a similar photograph is dated to the 1930s and bears the caption: “German dictator and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) (center back) stands with Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945), his wife Magda (1901 - 1945) and their three older children”.

This lie is also spread by pro-Russian channels and accounts in order to accuse the Deputy Prime Minister, who is of Ukrainian origin, of having Nazi supporters in her family, and thus to compromise her. Meanwhile, Chrystia Freeland and Canada remain among Ukraine’s closest foreign partners.

Manipulation Macron’s help to Ukraine is to no purpose as it is the most corrupt country in the world

France’s policy towards Ukraine, the supply of weapons to it and financial assistance is supposedly suicide for this country, since Ukraine is the most corrupt country in the world. In addition, sanctions against Russia do not work because they are the main supplier of raw materials in the world. This is manipulation.

Euvsdisinfo.eu. writes about it. In fact, Ukraine in the ranking of corrupt countries, which is compiled by Transparency International, was 122nd out of 180 countries in 2021, and Russia, for example, was 136th. In addition, in order to fight corruption, Ukraine has taken and is taking a number of important steps, in particular, it is implementing judicial reform, changing the composition of the High Council of Justice, and strengthening anti-corruption bodies - SAPO (Specialized anti-corruption prosecutor's office) and NABU (National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine). The latter recently announced suspicion to deputy Trukhin for offering a bribe to a policeman.

As for the sanctions, Russia suffers from them because it lacks the technology for, in particular, the military-industrial complex.

This fake is being spread to distract the West from helping Ukraine and lifting sanctions against Russia. Their constancy in time allows Ukraine to keep the defense in an unprovoked war and hope for its victorious end.

Fake Residents of Ukraine hate the regime and are under the yoke of neo-Nazis

Russian media quoted Russian leader Volodymyr Putin as saying at an economic forum in Vladyvostok that a huge number of Ukrainians hate the Kyiv regime and are under the yoke of neo-Nazis. It's fake.

StopFake reports this and cites data from the last three sociological studies. Thus, on the eve of the Independence Day of Ukraine on August 24, the Rating sociological group conducted a comprehensive study of various markers of Ukrainian patriotism. 74% of Ukrainians assessed the direction of development in the country as correct, 13% believe that it is moving in the wrong direction, and the same number found it difficult to answer the question.

At the end of June, the Rating sociological group conducted a survey commissioned by the Center for Analytical Research (CISR) of the International Republican Institute (IRI), and, among other things, received the following results: 81% answered that they believe that Ukraine will win this war, 16% replied that they will probably win. Also, 88% strongly approve the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 10% generally approve the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and in second place is President Zelenskyi (59% strongly approve his actions, 32% generally approve them).

The results of a sociological survey conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation with the sociological service of the Razumkov Center from August 5 to 12, 2022 also showed the high faith of Ukrainians in victory (over 90%), as well as pride of their citizenship (about 90%). In addition, 87.3% of men and 89.5% of women answered that they would like to build their future life in Ukraine.

This misinformation is being spread by the Russian media to justify the war of conquest launched by Russia against Ukraine, allegedly defending the rights of oppressed Ukrainians. In fact, there is no justification for the cruelty of the crimes of the Russian army.

Orest Slyvenko, Artur Koldomasov, Vitalii Mykhailiv, Oleksandra Kotenko, Oleksandr Siedin, Kostiantyn Zadyraka, and Oleksiy Pivtorak are collaborating on this chronicle. Lesia Bidochko serves as the project coordinator, while Ksenia Ilyuk is the author of the project.