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Detector Media collects and documents real-time chronicles of the Kremlin propaganda about the Russian invasion. Ukraine for decades has been suffering from Kremlin propaganda. 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 August, on the 1276th day of the full-scale war, our editorial office recorded:

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Message Russian propagandists are trying to discredit the Ukrainian military leadership.

They claim that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is allegedly overcrowded with agents who "transmit information about every step of the Ukrainian military." It is important to understand that discrediting the government is generally a common tactic of Russian disinformation. In this case, Ukraine's military victories clearly show that the Ukrainian military leadership is doing its job well and professionally.

Fake Russians continue to say that they aren't targeting civilians, that they're only destroying some military objects.

At the beginning they said, that there aren't civil casualties but after massive spreading of photo and video evidences they changed tactics. Now they say that it's Ukrainian army, who's responsible for civil casualties. They conflict with their own statements, because part of the message tells about randomness, like "Ukrainian army, accidentally, mistakenly bombed a residential house". In other posts they say about treacherous ukrainian soldiers, which are ready to shell civilians just to blame Russia.

Message Russian telegram channels are massively spreading false information about the course of the Russian war against Ukraine.

They are trying to persuade that "there is NO military success on Ukrainian side." Amid these claims, the propagandists call on the Ukrainian military to lay down their arms.

Fake Pro-russian media <a href="https://t.me/stranaua/27007?fbclid=IwAR1qlhh6_kWzyH_mIfai1XC4dFxvROASkzHeZ4WKalrnonod7LfxXE10MuY">are spreading</a> the speech of Putin’s deputy Dmitrii Pieskov saying that Ukraine refused to negotiate..

This is fake. Ukraine hasn’t refused to negotiate. Zelenskyi’s spokesperson Serhii Nikiforov announced that yesterday.

Fake False ambulance contacts are being spread in Kharkiv.

There are messages saying that instead of “103”, people in Kharkiv should use other 10-digit numbers to call an ambulance. However, this is another fake.

Disclosure Relatives and friends of the Ukrainian military receive calls from the numbers of servicemen and are given fake information about their condition and whereabouts.

This was reported by the National Guard of Ukraine.They ask to inform relatives and friends about actions in such situations. "If there are such calls, then ask a question that only you two know the answer to, for example, the name of the kindergarten you went to; the number of the school where he studied; mother's birthday.

Fake A hydroelectric power plant was seized in Kyiv. False information spread in the network that Russian troops had seized hydroelectric power plants in Kyiv.

In fact, the hydropower plant is controlled by Ukrhydroenergo. “The building of the Kyiv HPP is reliably protected from the enemy. Preparatory work is underway to possibly raise the gates of the spillway dam. If necessary, we will gradually drain the water from the Kyiv Reservoir. The staff of the station is on site and will not allow the sudden detonation of the dam. Accordingly, there will be no flooding of Kyiv, ” - Ukrhydroenergo said. The head of the company noted that there was a cross-fight yesterday, from the right bank to the left, but after the shootout Kyiv HPP resumed its work. "We are doing our job. To date, there is no threat in Kyiv to blow up the dam. I would like you to get information exclusively from official websites, ” - said Ihor Syrota.

Fake The "Polytyka strany" channel (almost 155,000 subscribers) continuously published videos of hostilities and damage to property and equipment, apparently without verifying their veracity.

For example, they disseminated information about Kadyrov's military vehicles, photos of which are "published by Russian telegram channels, claiming that they are already somewhere in Ukraine." Such videos and posts should not be trusted.

Manipulation “Detector Media” readers report that unknown persons are joining the group chats of apartment buildings’ residents in Telegram and Viber.

As of now, there’s such information about several chats of residential buildings in Kyiv. It’s important to verify new members, as propagandists often use this tactics to collect information and spread fakes.

Fake Ukrainians receive text messages and in messengers demanding to lay down their arms and with threats.

Some of them have calls to surrender weapons, fake information that Zelensky surrendered, threats. All this is not true. The Ukrainian army does not lay down arms, Zelensky does not flee the country. The Armed Forces hold the defense. In particular, in Kyiv, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the night was difficult, but there are no Russian troops in the capital. There are sabotage groups in Kyiv, there have been several clashes. 35 people were injured, including two children.

Andrii Pylypenko, Lesia Bidochko, Oleksandr Siedin, Kostiantyn Zadyraka, and Oleksiy Pivtorak are collaborating on this chronicle. Ksenia Ilyuk is the author of the project.