Propagandists are spreading information in anonymous Telegram channels and media outlets about a fire in Los Angeles, where, according to them, eight cottages belonging to Ukrainian generals worth $90 million were allegedly burned. However, this is a fake. This fabrication was accompanied by a false video and a quote attributed to the commander of Ukraine's Ground Forces, Mykhailo Drapatyi. The propagandists imitated the style of the United24 media in this fake. It also mentioned that the generals had purchased the properties using funds provided to Ukraine by Western partners.

Analysts from StopFake emphasized that neither United24 nor other reputable outlets had published such information. Russian media used real footage of a fire in Los Angeles, manipulating it to create a false narrative. General Mykhailo Drapatyi never made the statements attributed to him by the propagandists.

These types of information attacks are aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian military leadership by spreading the notion of corruption within the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Additionally, the propaganda is intended to weaken trust in Ukraine among Western partners who provide military and financial assistance. The fake also emphasized the ‘injustice’ to further influence the emotions of the audience and generate a negative perception of Ukrainian leadership. Such information operations are part of Russia's broader strategy to manipulate international opinion and undermine support for Ukraine.

Propagandists are actively spreading information in pro-Russian media and Telegram channels claiming that US President Joe Biden recently admitted to a nuclear provocation against Russia. However, these statements are a distortion of Biden's words.

Experts from the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security have pointed out this manipulation. In reality, the US president stated that Putin’s aggression against Ukraine has become a strategic defeat for Russia, which is now weaker than before the war. Biden emphasized that Russia has not achieved its goals in this war, as Ukraine remains independent, and the international community has united to support it. In his speech, Biden highlighted two main objectives: to unite an international coalition to defend Ukraine and to prevent war between nuclear powers. He stressed that these goals have been achieved, underlining that the threat of nuclear conflict is provoked by Russia's aggressive policies, not by US support for Ukraine.

Kremlin disinformation in this case is aimed at distorting reality and creating the illusion of Western aggression, diverting attention from Russia’s provocative actions.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi of ‘blackmail and begging’, a claim that is actively picked up by Russian propagandist outlets to discredit Ukraine. However, this is a manipulation.

Experts from the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security have debunked this claim. They note that in response, Zelenskyi explained that Ukraine had offered Slovakia compensation for the period of adaptation to the loss of Russian gas transit, but this proposal was rejected by the Slovak prime minister.

Slovakia’s dependence on Russian gas remains critical, reaching nearly 90%. Other countries, such as Austria, which were even more dependent, managed to fully stop energy supplies from Russia.

Fico avoids rational explanations for Slovakia's continued gas dependency, unlike the rest of the EU, which is actively reducing its energy dependence on Moscow. Instead, he uses accusations against Ukraine as a way to justify his policy, which is likely based on shadow agreements with Russia.