Russian media, Telegram channels, and a network of bots on X are spreading another information hoax. This time, it is an alleged photo of Ukrainian first-grade students holding signs reading “1-A Azov” and “1-B Bayraktar”. In reality, this is a fake.

This was reported by Ukrinform.

In their posts, propagandists claim that Ukraine is supposedly “militarizing” children from primary school by naming classes after military units and weapons.

As fact-checkers determined using the AI or Not service, the image was created using artificial intelligence and deepfake technology.

AI systems are increasingly being used to create convincing but fake images, enabling Russian propaganda to launch such manipulative campaigns on social media.

The goal of these information injections is to discredit Ukraine’s education system and to create the image of a “militarized” nation in the eyes of the international community.

It is also worth noting that it is Russia that is in fact actively militarizing children in educational institutions, including in the occupied territories of Ukraine.