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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 26 November, on the 1006th day of the full-scale war, our editorial office recorded:

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Fake Hungary will pay aid to ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia forcibly mobilized into the Armed Forces

Unknown persons sent letters to Transcarpathian mass media, supposedly from the Society of Hungarian Culture of Transcarpathia and the Gabor Bethlen Foundation, which stated that "the Hungarian government has decided to provide material assistance to Transcarpathian Hungarians and their families who were forcibly mobilized into the Ukrainian army." This fake is aimed at worsening relations between Ukraine and Hungary.

As InfoPost.Media writes that this message's key elements were the national component and emphasis on "forced" mobilization. Vasyl Brenzovych, head of the Transcarpathia Hungarian Culture Association, called this letter a provocation. The Society also denied sending similar letters to the media: "The provocative information was sent from an electronic mailbox, which is partially similar to the official electronic mailbox of the public organization "Society of Hungarian Culture of Transcarpathia," but registered on a different domain name on the Internet."

Manipulation An HGU-56/P ABH helmet was found at the crash site of the Ukrainian helicopter - this indicates that NATO troops are fighting in Ukraine

Russian and Georgian media spread the information that at the crash site of the Ukrainian helicopter, they found an HGU-56/P ABH helmet used by pilots of NATO member countries and the US Armed Forces, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not have them. At the same time, Russian propagandists are distributing photos of the helmet and saying that it indicates the participation in the war of current or former NATO service members.

Fact-checkers at Mythdetector have reported that this information is false. They said the helmet manufacturer Gentex Corporation first published the photos. In this post, the company wrote that the pictures were sent to them by the Air Force of Ukraine as a sign of gratitude for the fact that the helmet saved their lives. It is not the first time that Kremlin propaganda has tried to prove that NATO troops are participating in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Fake A Ukrainian military officer shot a soldier for disobeying an order

A photo of an alleged "report" on the shooting of a soldier is circulating on social networks. The document in the photo states that the soldier was allegedly shot for disobeying an order. With this fake, Russian propaganda is trying to intimidate with "atrocities in the Ukrainian army" and discredit the Armed Forces. Previously, a similar fake was spread that, by order of the commander of the National Guard, "Ukrainian soldiers who surrender themselves are to be shot."

The anti-corruption center drew attention to the spelling and factual errors of the new so-called document, namely: the "molodshy leytenant" was called «mladshy

leytenant"; the surname Kutsyn was translated to "Kutsin"; "04.06.22h" - the letter at the end means "hod," and it should be: r. - rik. In addition, the "report" was written in the name of Colonel Dmytro Bryzhynsky, the commander of a separate mechanized brigade of the Kholodny Yar Armed Forces until January 21, 2022. Colonel Ruslan Shevchuk became the commander instead.

Fake Ukraine sets fire to wheat fields from a helicopter

Russian mass media spread the information that Ukraine is setting fire to wheat fields from a helicopter. In particular, it was about the Kherson region. This fake is part of the message that the world food crisis and famine are "provoked by Ukraine."

The Russian military is shelling agricultural land with incendiary shells. Earlier, the police of the Kherson region already opened criminal proceedings due to the purposeful destruction of the crop by Russian troops. "Large-scale fires occur daily; hundreds of hectares of wheat, barley, and other grain crops have already burned, and field protection strips and forests are burning. As you know, the destruction of bread is one of the most serious crimes in wartime. Currently, both the de-occupied settlements of the region and those temporarily under occupation are suffering from enemy shelling," the law enforcement officers said on July 9. In addition, there were fires in wheat fields from Russian shelling in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Manipulation Ukraine is putting the whole of Europe at risk by shelling Energodar

The Russian mass media spread the information that the Ukrainian military is allegedly shelling Enerhodar near the infrastructure facilities of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, which "endangers not only Ukraine but also the whole of Europe." These statements are attributed to the head of the military-civilian administration of the Zaporizhzhia region. In reality, it was said by a former People's Deputy of Ukraine, collaborator, and protégé of Russia, Yevhen Balytskyi.

The mayor of Enerhodar, Dmytro Orlov, reported that there were indeed explosions in the city's industrial zone. At the same time, he called the attempts of the Russians to blame the Armed Forces of Ukraine for them a provocation to sow panic among the local population and provoke people to simultaneously leave the city en masse. "The occupiers in Enerhodar continue their provocations. On their propaganda channels, they spread statements that the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the city's residential quarters as if in broad daylight. Shots and explosions are indeed heard again today in Enerhodar. They echo the industrial zone of the city. But the armed forces have nothing to do with them. When the Armed Forces of Ukraine go on a counteroffensive, Enerhodar will find out about it. Moreover, it will not happen in the way the Rashists are now painting," he said.

In addition, Energoatom reported earlier that Russian occupiers with assault rifles and a representative of Rosatom broke into the premises of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to film a propaganda video there. "This is how the occupiers are creating for the Russian audience a propaganda myth about one of the main achievements of Russia in this war - the successful operation of the stolen ZNPP for the needs of the aggressor country," Energoatom noted.

Fake Texas can recognize "DPR" and "LPR"

Russian propaganda spreads to foreign audiences, particularly Arab countries, the information that Texas is allegedly planning to hold a referendum on secession from the United States in 2023. At the same time, the state authorities can supposedly recognize the "DPR" and "LPR" (these are the territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions illegally occupied by Russia).

In fact, as EUvsDisinfo writes, this is part of the pro-Kremlin narrative about the so-called disintegration of the US. Although Texas Congressman Kyle Biedermann introduced a bill that would have called for a "Texit" referendum in 2021, it ultimately failed. So in 2023, there is no planned referendum on the secession of Texas from the United States. The USA does not recognize the "independence" of the so-called "LPR - DPR" and condemns the regimes and countries that did this way.

Fake 50% of Ukrainian refugees want to stay in Poland

The media and social networks spread the news that almost 50% of Ukrainian refugees want to stay in Poland. The news was spread concerning the expert's statement and survey data, but this information was distorted, and incorrect conclusions were drawn.

In fact, as StopFake writes, a survey conducted by the Interdisciplinary Laboratory of War Research in Ukraine, conducted from April 15 to May 10 among Ukrainian refugees in Poland shows that only 17% of respondents plan to stay there forever; 14% said that they still want to work in Poland, and then they will return home with earnings, and 3% plan to obtain Polish citizenship. Another survey (from 4Service) shows that 89% of respondents plan to return home after the war's end; 3% do not plan to return at all; another 4% hesitate but are inclined to stay in Europe; 4% - undecided. At the same time, 67% of Ukrainians assume they may stay abroad if the war drags on. In addition, Natalya Zaytseva-Chipak, director of the Ukrainian public opinion research center "Sotsioinform," was twisted: she said that 50% of Poland wanted to return to Ukraine. However, she did not conclude that the other half plans to stay there - the media has already added that.

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.