Pro-Russian Telegram channels are spreading disinformation claiming that a “50-year-old Ukrainian serviceman from the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade killed his son during a drinking party”.

This was highlighted by analysts from the VoxCheck project.

This information is completely fabricated. According to VoxCheck, Russian propaganda distorted a real news story about a crime in Zakarpattia, where a 63-year-old man killed his 40-year-old son. Police reports contain no mention of any involvement of military personnel in the incident.

Moreover, the fake story contains blatant errors – for example, the word “serviceman” is misspelled as “viiskovyi”, indicating poor-quality editing of the text.

By spreading falsehoods about Ukrainian soldiers, Russian propaganda seeks to portray them as immoral or uncontrollable in order to undermine trust in the army both among Ukrainians and on the international stage.