Claims are circulating on social media and Russian websites that Ukraine is allegedly ready to make numerous compromises and even give up a significant part of its territory for an indefinite period. As “evidence”, propagandists cite an article published by the German outlet BILD in the context of negotiations between Ukraine and the United States, along with a screenshot from the article showing a schematic map of territories that Ukraine is supposedly expected to relinquish under an American plan. StopFake explained how Russian propagandists manipulated the German publication.

In reality, this claim is misleading. The original BILD article, titled “This Red Line for Zelenskyy Is Non-Negotiable”, does not suggest that Ukraine is prepared to officially renounce a large portion of its territory. On the contrary, the central message of the article is that, despite Kyiv’s willingness to consider a number of painful concessions in order to secure a ceasefire – including freezing hostilities along the current front line – abandoning its own territories remains completely unacceptable to Ukraine.

The article states that negotiations on a ceasefire could be based on a 28-point U.S. plan for ending the war, which has a distinctly pro-Russian bias. Among other things, the document reportedly requires Ukraine to abandon its NATO aspirations and hold new elections within 100 days. While Kyiv may be willing to discuss some of these points under certain conditions, the demand to cede a significant part of its territory is unacceptable to the Ukrainian side. According to BILD, this issue constitutes a fundamental “red line” for Ukraine.

The publication also cites wording from one of the document’s provisions, which refers to the de facto recognition of Crimea, as well as the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, as Russian territory, and to freezing the situation in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions along the line of contact. At the same time, BILD notes that while Volodymyr Zelenskyy may consider a freeze of the front line that would de facto leave some occupied territories under temporary Russian control, any demand for Ukrainian troops to withdraw from areas of Donetsk region currently under Kyiv’s control is unacceptable to him.

Ukraine has also rejected a U.S. proposal to withdraw its forces from approximately 5,600 square kilometres of territory in Donetsk region and transform the area into a “demilitarized economic zone.” A senior official told BILD that such a scenario would amount to the capitulation of the Ukrainian army and therefore could not be accepted.

Ukrainian officials have repeatedly stressed that any renunciation of territories illegally occupied by Russia is categorically unacceptable and would not receive public support. In particular, during a meeting with European leaders in London in early December 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Kyiv would not consider any options involving the transfer of Ukrainian territory, as such proposals would contradict the Constitution of Ukraine, international law, and basic moral principles.

Therefore, claims that Ukraine is prepared to give up a significant part of its territory distort the content of the BILD article and represent yet another example of manipulative disinformation.

Russian media outlets are spreading claims that, during Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Europe, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urged him to capitulate. As “evidence”, propagandists cite an article published by The European Conservative, presenting it as the direct position of the Italian head of government. This was reported by StopFake.

In reality, this is a typical manipulation in which an opinion column or a journalist’s interpretation in a Western media outlet is presented as a politician’s direct statement. The article in The European Conservative contains no quotations in which Giorgia Meloni allegedly directly calls on Ukraine to capitulate. Instead, the publication merely references reports by other Italian media outlets, including Il Sole 24 Ore, while interpreting the Italian Prime Minister’s role in negotiations with the President of Ukraine.

The article states that Meloni allegedly emphasized public fatigue with the war, the need to find a solution to end the conflict as quickly as possible, and the importance of a ceasefire. However, even the Il Sole 24 Ore article cited by The European Conservative contains no direct quotation from Meloni calling for capitulation. The Italian newspaper’s author merely describes the Prime Minister’s diplomatic position, comparing it to a “softer version” of American ceasefire proposals and noting that, according to Meloni, any agreement must be accompanied by “reliable security guarantees” for Ukraine based on Article 5 of the NATO Treaty.

Official statements issued following the meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Giorgia Meloni on 9 December 2025 also refute claims that she called for Ukraine’s capitulation. The statements note that the leaders “reviewed the progress of the negotiation process”, while Meloni stressed their “shared determination to pursue every diplomatic avenue to build a just and lasting peace that respects the rights of Ukrainian citizens and the security of the entire European continent”. The statements contain no suggestion that Ukraine should accept Russia’s terms or abandon its positions. On the contrary, the Italian Prime Minister once again reaffirmed her unwavering support for Ukraine.

Russian propaganda has launched yet another fake story about the luxurious lifestyle of Ukraine’s president. This time, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is falsely accused of purchasing an upscale property in New York that allegedly belonged to the controversial comedian Bill Cosby. Experts from Myth Detector examined how this fake was created using clone websites designed to imitate legitimate media outlets.

In early December 2025, a number of Russian and Georgian propaganda outlets (including Tsargrad, RG.RU, and MK.RU) circulated a story claiming that Volodymyr Zelenskyy had purchased a $29 million mansion through an offshore company called Film Heritage Inc. As “evidence”, the reports cited the well-known American publications New York Post and Page Six.

Anatomy of the fake: a clone website

The main tool behind this manipulation was a cloned version of Page Six. Propagandists created a website that visually replicated the popular American celebrity news outlet.

Neither the genuine Page Six website nor its YouTube channel contains any mention of Zelenskyy or the alleged purchase of Bill Cosby’s mansion. The story appeared only on the newly created dummy domain, which was then used as the “original source” cited by Russian propaganda media outlets.

Who actually bought the house?

Bill Cosby’s mansion was indeed put up for sale in September 2025 due to the owner’s financial difficulties. However, publicly available property records refute any connection between the transaction and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

Who is behind the disinformation campaign?

An investigation by BBC Verify indicates that the campaign was orchestrated by the Russian influence operation known as Storm-1516. This group specialises in fabricating stories about alleged “corruption” and the supposed extravagant wealth of Ukrainian leaders in an effort to undermine Western support for Ukraine.

The claim that Volodymyr Zelenskyy purchased a $29 million property in the United States is disinformation. The original source of the story was a cloned Page Six website created only days before the article appeared.

This is not the first attempt to attribute expensive real estate purchases to Zelenskyy. Previously, Detector Media debunked another fake story claiming that he had purchased a ranch in Wyoming.

Russian propaganda media outlets and numerous Telegram channels are circulating a video allegedly produced by Page Six, claiming that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy purchased a house in New York through an offshore company from disgraced comedian Bill Cosby. The alleged value of the property is said to be USD 29 million. This claim is false.

This was reported by Ukrinform.

No such video or news report exists on either the official website or the social media accounts of Page Six. The circulating video contains no supporting documents or any other evidence that could substantiate the alleged real-estate purchase.

The fabricated video mentions a company called Film Heritage Inc., which was supposedly used to carry out the transaction. In reality, this firm – allegedly registered in Basel, Switzerland – is an invention of Russian propagandists. Fact-checkers have previously debunked similar fakes involving the same “company”, including claims that Volodymyr Zelenskyy had purchased a hotel in Courchevel and the Vuni Palace casino.

To promote the new fake, Russian actors created a clone website of Page Six on 27 November. The fake domain is pagesix.now, whereas the official address of the genuine publication is pagesix.com. The fraudulent website also has a different structure, contains no links to social media accounts, and lists a mailing address in Iceland.

The spread of this fake is aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian government and, in particular, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the eyes of the international community.

In early November, Russian propaganda Telegram channels circulated a video falsely presented as a publication by the organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The video claimed that European journalists were being forced to “lie” about the situation on the front line in Pokrovsk by portraying “fabricated successes” of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. This fake was debunked by the VoxCheck team.

In reality, RSF did not publish any such video: there are no records or posts with this content on the organization’s official website or social media accounts. Analysis of the video shows that its structure, style, and editing do not correspond to genuine RSF materials. Authentic videos produced by the organization usually contain real footage from the scene or interviews and feature a clear title for the material (for example, “Documentary”), whereas the fake consists only of a collection of photos and statements without context.

The video also mentions allegedly “three European journalists” who supposedly refused to “lie about the situation near Pokrovsk” and therefore allegedly resigned from their newsrooms. However, this story is entirely unsupported by evidence. The video does not name a single individual, does not identify any specific media outlet, and does not even mention the country these journalists supposedly came from. Normally, journalists’ resignations – especially those related to ethical conflicts – leave a noticeable digital footprint: they are reported by local or professional media, while statements, comments, or at least hints of the conflict appear on social media.

In this case, however, there is no confirmation whatsoever in the information space. Neither European media outlets, nor reporters, nor media organizations have reported any such incidents. VoxCheck’s investigation likewise found no references in open sources – something that would be virtually impossible if a “mass” or even publicly known resignation of journalists had actually taken place.

Claims about Ukraine allegedly receiving “inflated ratings” on its path toward accession to the European Union do not correspond to reality. The EU openly publishes reform assessments, in which Ukraine’s progress is recorded alongside clear requirements for further advancement. All scores are assigned in accordance with actual results and the effectiveness of implemented reforms – this is confirmed not only by Politico’s reporting, but also by official reports and statements from representatives of the European Commission. This was reported by StopFake.

Russian media outlets and pro-Russian Telegram channels are spreading a distorted interpretation of an article by the U.S. publication Politico, alleging that Ukraine receives unjustifiably high ratings compared to other candidate countries, particularly Serbia. Propagandists claim that a country at war and facing corruption problems is deliberately being given a higher rating, ignoring the substance of the original article. In reality, in the Politico piece titled “Grading the EU hopefuls”, the author simply outlines each country’s prospects for EU accession and provides an analytical assessment of their progress. The article notes that Montenegro receives a grade equivalent to an “A”, Albania an “A-”, Moldova a “B+”, and Ukraine a “solid B”.

The key document determining the advancement of candidate countries is the European Commission’s annual Enlargement Report. It provides a detailed assessment of progress across 35 chapters of the negotiation framework, and it is this document that EU member states take into account when making decisions. In the 2025 report, Montenegro, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine demonstrated the greatest progress and were named leaders of the process. The European Union consistently emphasizes that the accession process remains strict, fair, and highly demanding, without any concessions or political exceptions. Ukraine has been recognized for significant progress in reforms, while at the same time the EU requires intensified efforts to meet all criteria, especially in the areas of the rule of law, democracy, and fundamental freedoms.

Russian Telegram channels are spreading false information claiming that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan allegedly purchased a mansion in Canada for $17 million with the help of Armenian-born actress Arsinee Khanjian. In reality, there is no evidence of such a purchase, and the so-called “investigation” was published by a little-known and dubious outlet. The fake was debunked by VoxCheck fact-checkers.

The claim first appeared on September 10, 2025, on the website The Times of Canada. The article alleged that Pashinyan had bought the Saint George Mansion in Ontario, citing supposed sources in the Canadian Real Estate Association. However, the publication provided no documents confirming the purchase. Moreover, it contained several errors, including incorrect information about the number of rooms in the mansion, which undermines the credibility of the claim.

The mansion was indeed sold for $17.1 million, but there is no confirmation that Pashinyan or Khanjian were involved in the deal. No reputable English-language or Canadian media outlets reported on it. The only publication came from The Times of Canada (timescanada.ca), a website registered just six days before the “investigation” was released. This suggests the site may have been created specifically to spread disinformation.

In addition, the article listed a Canadian journalist, Sean Preville, as its author, yet there is no mention of this publication on his social media accounts, nor does his professional portfolio include any reporting on Armenia. Furthermore, a genuine and reputable outlet with a similar name operates under a different website (thetimesofcanada.com), while the fake site provides no contact information or description.

The fake likely emerged amid political tensions in Armenia, including calls to dissolve Pashinyan’s team over alleged corruption links. Similar manipulations have circulated before: Russian outlets have previously fabricated a story claiming that the prime minister’s wife had allegedly siphoned off $3.4 million from a children’s oncology fund.

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.

Russian state media are spreading disinformation, claiming that an evacuation of the southern part of Zaporizhzhia has allegedly been announced due to a “Russian offensive”. This was flagged by fact-checkers from the StopFake project. The false statement was made by collaborator Volodymyr Rohov, who is known for spreading fakes and false reports about the situation in Zaporizhzhia region.

In reality, no evacuation is taking place in Zaporizhzhia. On September 30, the city is only scheduled to hold an evacuation drill in the Komunarskyi district, aimed at checking the readiness of emergency services and practicing their coordination, not at actually relocating people.

Zaporizhzhia City Council Secretary Rehina Kharchenko said during the national telethon that there are no grounds for evacuating the population. She stressed that decisions on evacuation can only be made by the military and the regional military administration, and that there is currently no such need.

Fakes such as Rohov’s statement are intended to create the impression that the Ukrainian authorities are allegedly losing control of the situation, which could undermine trust in the government and the military.

The constant stoking of fear through fake reports about an offensive or evacuation is meant to psychologically exhaust both civilians and defenders, forcing them to remain in a state of constant tension.

On behalf of the American organization Freedom House, propagandists are sending out letters calling on Ukrainian military personnel to leave the service. However, these are false letters. This is what the Center for Counteracting Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council writes.

Its experts found that the propagandists created a fake email address and used the Freedom House logo to make the messages look official and credible. Such tactics are often used to spread disinformation to lower military morale and undermine trust in Ukraine's Western partners.

Freedom House is not involved in these letters, and no employee of the organization sent such messages. The text of the letter contains lexical errors, specific Russianisms and other linguistic features that indicate forgery. This is another case of using fake letters as a tool of information warfare aimed at increasing mistrust among the Ukrainian military and discrediting support from Western countries.

Anonymous Telegram channels write that the Angel Cherkasy funeral agency in its advertisement with the slogan “Take care of your husband in advance” offers city residents discounts on burial services.

However, Ukrinform journalists established that such a booklet was forged, since there is no funeral agency called Angel in Cherkasy or the Cherkasy region.

“The template for the so-called announcement can be found on the website of a Russian school for studying the Serbian language. The only thing the propagandists changed was that they drew over one of the elements of the ornament using a graphic editor”, the fact-checkers add.

Read also: Lies on how Ukrainians destroyed the grave of a soldier killed in Mariupol.

Propagandists are distributing a photo of an allegedly official document on anonymous Telegram channels, which talks about punishing relatives of those evading mobilization in Ukraine. It is noted that the document was signed by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal.

The Center for Countering Disinformation writes about this. After checking at the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, it was established that this document is a forgery. Its format does not meet editorial standards, since the Prime Minister does not write such letters, but issues instructions that have a different structure.

The document also contains grammatical errors, and the number indicated in it does not comply with the standards of the Cabinet of Ministers. It was also established that a document with such an original number does not exist at all in 2024.

This fake is aimed at creating panic among the population and discrediting Ukrainian state institutions. Propagandists use such fakes to undermine trust in the government, sow distrust among citizens and increase tension in society. By creating the illusion of helplessness of state structures and unfair persecution, the enemy is trying to break the morale of Ukrainians and weaken their resistance. This is also part of a wider information warfare campaign aimed at undermining unity and harmony in Ukrainian society.

Anonymous Telegram channels are distributing a photo of order No. 413 allegedly from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for July 29, 2024, which orders the invalidation of decisions by military medical commissions. It is about decisions by the military medical commissions made after 2022 in the Kyiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia and Odesa regions. A screenshot of the “order” is added to the publications.

VoxCheck analysts explained that such an order from the Ministry of Defense simply does not exist; it was forged.

For example, the Ministry of Defense did not publish such orders on the official website. The Ministry of Defense page contains only one order No. 413 for 2020, and it does not concern the decisions of the Military medical commissions.

The so-called document was forged, as indicated by numerous errors. For example, the fakers wrote the wrong date, document number, and added extra punctuation marks in the sentence - “Regulations on the Ministry of Defense (Ukraine, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated October 19, 2016 ME 730)”.

Or else, in the first paragraph of the order they wrote “regional”  not in Ukrainian, and in the second paragraph they incorrectly used a comma:  “...documentation, issued during the same period”.

Anonymous telegrams are distributing photos of the so-called draft decision of the Sumy District Council on the inclusion of the Russian city of Sudzha and the Sudzha district into the Sumy district of the region of the same name in Ukraine. The document states that a referendum and elections will be held in the Sudzha district.

But VoxCheck specialists established that on August 8 (as indicated in the document) the Sumy District Council did not hold the 29th session, at which they allegedly decided to annex the Russian city and region to Ukraine. The press service of the district council told fact-checkers that the document was fake.

Also on its Facebook page, the Sumy District Council reported that the document was a fake. “The Sumy district council is not considering the decision to include the city of Sudzha and the Sudzha district of the Russian Federation into the Sumy district of the Sumy region”, the message stated.

Actually, Ukraine does not violate international law and does not annex the territories of neighboring states. All actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the territory of modern Russia do not go beyond the bounds of the Geneva Conventions and the rules of war. In contrast to Russia, which has been occupying Ukrainian territory since 2014 and holding pseudo-referendums.

In fact, fictitious referendums in temporarily occupied territories are not the expression of the will of Ukrainians, but indicate Russia’s desire to give legitimacy to its criminal actions. In particular, the seizure of Ukrainian regions. This is not a legitimate vote at all. Its results, in addition to Russia itself, are recognized by its “sister states”, such as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. That is, this is the occupation of foreign territories by Moscow.

Read also the Newspeak section: “new regions of Russia”

A photo of a document is being circulated online, which talks about the decision of the Sumy District Council to include the Russian city of Sudzha and Sudzha District into the Sumy District as a separate territorial society.

In fact, this document is a fake. On its official Facebook page, the Sumy District Council announced that it is not considering the decision to include the city of Sudzha and the Sudzha district of Russia into the Sumy district of the Sumy region. There is no draft corresponding decision on the council's agenda. Moreover, this issue is not within its competence. The decision to establish and change the boundaries of districts and cities is made by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the proposal of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

In the end, the session of the Sumy District Council for today, August 8, 2024, was not planned and, accordingly, was not held, although this is the date in the fake document.

The Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council also stated that the document distributed online is fake.

Kremlin telegram channels are distributing a photo of an order allegedly from the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated July 15, 2024. With reference to the decision of the Ministry of Defense, the document writes about the reformatting of the children's hospital in Kramatorsk into a military hospital for soldiers and their families. As a result, the admission of children will allegedly be prohibited.

VoxCheck analysts analyzed the case and found that the so-called order was forged, as indicated by numerous errors. For example, in the first sentence, the authors of the “document” did not agree on the words. In addition, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine did not publish any orders on July 4, 2024. The press service of the Ministry of Defense also did not report the orders of July 4.

The Russians also made a mistake in the number of the document itself, since the Ministry of Health of Ukraine issued the last order number 476 on March 20, 2024. The document is related to amendments to the Ministry’s Action Plan for the preparation of draft regulatory acts for 2024. In original orders, the signature of an authorized person, for example, the Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko, must be at the bottom.

The Russian media is disseminating a fake report from the Romanian Ministry of National Defense about the allegedly “failed training” of Ukrainian pilots for F-16 fighters. This document states that they were able to train only 3 pilots out of 50. The reasons for this low rate are given as “inability to learn English” and “alcohol consumption”.

“The Romanian Ministry of Defense prepared a report in which it recognized problems in the results of training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters... Also noted is the careless attitude of Ukrainians to training, reluctance to study English and a drop in athletic performance due to weight gain and alcohol consumption”, the publications added .

StopFake analysts investigated this case and found that the Romanian Ministry of National Defense denied the existence of a report on the failed training of Ukrainian pilots for F-16 fighters. Russian propaganda created a fake document using fragments of this report, making a number of mistakes.

The department added that the fake document also states that the training of Ukrainian pilots was allegedly carried out at the European F-16 training center at the airbase in the city of Feteshte. But, as the Ministry clarified, this is also an “absolute lie”, since only Romanian pilots have studied at the center.

Pro-Russian resources are distributing an order on behalf of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, which concerns changes in the work of military medical commissions at the Territorial centers of recruitment and social support. In particular, the relevant document states that the decisions of the Military medical commissions issued in the Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr regions by local Territorial centers of recruitment and social support since 2022, have been declared invalid.

The Center for countering disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council verified this order with the Ministry of Defense and found out that it was fake. The document was written in gross violation of formatting requirements. It also contains many errors. For example, the correct name is the Central Military Medical Commission of the Armed Forces of Ukraine without adding the preposition “at”.

The Center emphasizes that the purpose of such stuffing is to discredit the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, sow panic among the population and disrupt the mobilization process.

Previously, we analyzed a fake order on behalf of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine to transform the children's hospital in Kramatorsk into a military hospital.

On July 26, 2024, the online publication Odessaonline received an email, allegedly from the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with a request to publish an article entitled “It’s time to return what’s yours!”. However, the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security confirmed that the Main Intelligence Directorate of the GUR did not send any letters to local media.

The article contained obvious signs of Russian stuffing, describing the unfavorable situation at the front and groundlessly accusing the country's leadership of disrupting mobilization. In particular, it was argued that:

the military command assumed mobilization powers;

informing law enforcement agencies about people evading their constitutional duty is encouraged;

representatives of the Territorial centers of recruitment and social support have permission to use weapons to detain persons liable for military service without reason.

However, this is not true. Such disinformation is aimed at creating resistance among citizens regarding joining the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as fueling panic and the desire to leave Ukraine.

The purpose of this information operation was to sow distrust in the Ukrainian government and military command, reduce morale among military personnel and civilians, and create an atmosphere of fear and panic. Propagandists sought to arouse resistance among citizens to mobilization and military service, as well as to provoke internal conflicts and divisions in society.

Russian propaganda resources are spreading messages about the alleged decision of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine to turn the only children's hospital in Kramatorsk into a military hospital. They refer to the “document” of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, where this is indicated. However, this is fake.

Specialists from the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council drew attention to it. They found out that the document, which is supposedly an order from the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, is not real. The Ministry of Health confirmed that such orders do not exist, and the Ministry of Health has no such plans. The document contains spelling errors and does not meet the standards of Ukrainian document flow. Moreover, the Ministry of Health does not have the authority to issue such orders.

Thus, they want to discredit Ukrainian government institutions, in particular the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. They also want panic and mistrust among the Ukrainian population, especially residents of Kramatorsk, regarding the functioning of medical institutions in their region. In addition, propagandists also want to achieve a negative international perception of Ukraine, showing it as a state that does not care about its citizens and children, and allegedly uses medical institutions for military purposes. The goal is to weaken internal stability and international support for Ukraine.

A video is being circulated in the Russian segment of social networks in which a woman states that in a kindergarten in Vinnytsia, one of the teachers allegedly “washed his child’s mouth with soap” because she spoke Russian. As the publications add, after the “punishment” the guy allegedly developed allergic stomatitis, but it has not yet been possible to bring the administration of his mother’s kindergarten to justice.

In the video one can also see several documents, complaints addressed to the head of the kindergarten and to the regional prosecutor's office, as well as a certificate from the dentist stating that the child allegedly developed allergic stomatitis. Complaints on behalf of Olesia Mykolaivna Kovalchuk say that the incident occurred in kindergarten No. 67 “Sonechko”, where a preschool teacher Olena Mykhailivna Panasiuk allegedly “bullied” her son.

StopFake analysts explained that this story is complete fiction. Experts turned to the director of the Department of Education of the Vinnytsia City Council Oksana Yatsenko, who denied the authenticity of this story. Oksana Yatsenko stated that neither in kindergarten No. 67, nor in any other preschool institution in Vinnytsia, such a situation never happened.

Analysts also found many inaccuracies in the “complaint statement”, for example:

In Vinnytsia kindergarten No. 67, a preschool teacher named Olena Mykhailivna Panasiuk does not work;

The complaint addressed to the director of kindergarten No. 67 indicated the wrong address of the preschool institution (Vasyl Poryk street, 14 instead of Stelmakh street, 45);

The name of the director of kindergarten No. 67 is also incorrectly indicated. The person indicated in the letter is the head of another educational institution, but no such incidents were recorded there either.

Propagandists are distributing on anonymous telegram channels a photo of a letter allegedly from JSC National Atomic Power Generating Company Energoatom, addressed to the Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland, Paulina Hennig-Kloska, about their readiness to export electricity to Poland. However, this is fake.

The Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council drew attention to it. Its specialists checked the information at JSC National Atomic Power Generating Company Energoatom and found out that the letter being distributed was a fake. This indicates several details. Firstly, in the text of the “letter” there are obvious lexical and grammatical errors that are not typical for the Ukrainian language, especially in its last sentence. In addition, the head of Energoatom does not send official correspondence to government authorities of foreign countries, since this violates ethics and rules of international correspondence. The signature on the so-called document is also fake. Also, at the end of 2023, Energoatom became a joint-stock company, and not a state-owned enterprise, as stated in the “document”.

By spreading such fakes, propagandists are trying to cause public discontent and neutralize Russia’s role in the crisis of the energy system in Ukraine. They say that Ukrainians are sitting without electricity not because Russia is carrying out targeted attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities, but because Ukraine allegedly sells electricity abroad.

Russian propagandists spread the news, allegedly the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov wrote a letter to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi with a request to investigate the corrupt activities of the chairman of the Kharkiv city council Ihor Terekhov.

VoxCheck analysts explained that such a document is fake. In fact, a number of errors indicate a falsification of the document. The press service of the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration confirmed that the document is not real.

For example, some errors are recorded in the “document”:

The correct spelling would be in such words: “Supreme Commander-in-Chief”,  “heads”, “criminal proceedings”, “during” etc.

Pro-Russian telegram channels are distributing a video in which the wife of a deceased Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier allegedly shows a bill for equipment in the amount of UAH 227,115, which she allegedly must pay. The corresponding “document” was apparently signed by V. M. Orel, the military commissar of the Kaniv United City Military Commissariat.

In fact, this information is not true, according to the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council. The so-called equipment bill is a fake by Russian propagandists. The first thing one should pay attention to is that today in Ukraine, instead of military commissariats, there are Territorial Centers for Recruitment and Social Support. Propagandists often get caught doing this. In addition, the “document” itself also contains grammatical errors, which are typical for Russians when creating their fakes.

In general, such fakes are spread with the aim of discrediting the military leadership and creating a negative image of Ukrainian defenders. Previously, we refuted information that in private correspondence, military wives allegedly talk about how the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hides large losses and does not pay money to the families of the dead.

Russian telegram channels are distributing a photo of a “document” from the Taras Shevchenko national university of Kyiv on “exemption from training of 1000 students in connection with their conscription for military service during mobilization”. In addition, the relevant document states that the reason for such an order was an appeal from representatives of the SBU, as well as the Shevchenko district territorial center of procurement and social support.

Experts from the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council undertook to analyze this information. They found out that in fact the photo of the “document” is just another photoshop of Russian propagandists.

Firstly, the execution of the document does not meet the legal requirements for the execution of organizational and administrative documents.

Secondly, the numbering of the order does not correspond to the numbering that is used to register orders of the National National Institution, which are posted in the public domain.

After all, the fictitious document contains many spelling errors, which also indicate its falsity.

This fake appeared as part of a large-scale propaganda campaign to discredit mobilization in Ukraine. Propagandists speculate on a sensitive topic for many Ukrainians and resort to such fabrications that are intended to demoralize, mislead and intimidate society. Previously, we refuted information that Zelenskyi allegedly mobilizes minors.