A screenshot of a presidential draft law titled “On the Deployment of Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Other States”, registered on September 22, is being circulated online. Russian propaganda channels present it as alleged preparation for a military offensive against Transnistria and the Kaliningrad region via Poland. However, this claim has no factual basis.

This was reported by StopFake.

The draft law itself clearly defines the purpose and procedure for sending Ukrainian military personnel abroad, which is participation in international naval missions – not combat operations. The initiative provides for the temporary deployment of naval vessels with their crews to Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, with no connection whatsoever to Poland or Moldova.

In particular, it is planned to send the corvette Hetman Ivan Mazepa (Ada class) to Turkey with a crew of up to 106 servicemen. In addition, five mine countermeasure vessels will be deployed to the United Kingdom and Ireland:

each with a crew of up to 39 servicemen. The headquarters of a mine countermeasures division, consisting of up to 20 servicemen, will also be deployed.

The explanatory note to the draft law states that its implementation will help improve the process of receiving military equipment from partner countries, training personnel, and mastering new equipment that requires long-term instruction. The document contains no plans for combat operations outside Ukraine.

Thus, the spread of claims about alleged preparations for attacks on Transnistria or Kaliningrad is yet another fake aimed at misleading the public and discrediting Ukraine on the international stage.