The Russian media spread this information. Reports claim that in Mariupol in 2019, they were allegedly preparing for a Ukrainian provocation using chemical weapons. Such texts refer to the correspondent of the Russian newspaper Izvestia, who found training plans for protection against chemical weapons on the abandoned base of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Mariupol. According to VoxCheck, the program of training seems to have survived from 2019; the Izvestia story shows several of its pages and quotes the representative of the so-called "People's Militia of the DNR" Eduard Basurin, that in 2019 the United States actively imported various weapons to Ukraine, among others - chemical preparation. However, the fact that the ICRC staff was trained on behaving in conditions of chemical danger does not prove that Mariupol was preparing for a chemical attack. "The ICRC is present in many countries affected by armed conflict, so it is justified that the organization prepares its employees to work in emergencies, including chemical attacks. The ICRC conducts similar information activities in all countries with offices and where armed conflicts continue. The ICRC website in Ukraine states that the organization, among other things, does have offices in Sievierodonetsk and Mariupol (as well as in Kyiv, Slovyansk, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Odesa), ” the fact-checkers write.

Such information was disseminated on social networks during May. In particular, such messages were published by Kherson activist Viktor Totsky, the lead of the housing cooperative, candidate for Kherson City Council in 2020, and candidate for People's Deputies in 2019. The messages claim that the occupiers control the Kherson budget, and private individuals must pay taxes to them. However, this is not true. According to the fact-checking project Bez Brekhni, if the Kherson business can and wants to pay taxes and contributions, it may well do so on the accounts published by the State Tax Service. In addition, the Kherson budget is fully controlled by the legitimate city authorities - the executive committee of the Kherson City Council. "Relevant expenditures in the form of salaries, contributions, etc., are carried out regularly, but if there are funds in the budget. A significant problem is a lack of funds in the Kherson budget due to reduced revenues (this is due to the occupation). However, still, it is completely under the control of the Ukrainian authorities, "the fact-checkers write.

Russian propaganda media reported it. In their reports, Russian media cited the Territorial Defense Headquarters of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic, claiming that the Ukrainian military allegedly seized the United Nations office in Kramatorsk and confiscated three official vehicles with diplomatic license plates. The statement clarifies that the military allegedly does not allow employees to their property and prohibits taking photos and videos. However, this is not true. According to Stopfake, the UN representative in Ukraine denied this information. Currently, the UN no longer rents an office in Kramatorsk, there are no employees in the building, and all the organization's cars are registered.

Russian propaganda media reported that US President Joseph Biden had said that Ukraine would have to cede part of its territory to Russia "as part of a negotiated settlement." According to propagandists, this is allegedly mentioned in an article on the English-language website The New York Post. However, according to Stopfake, Biden did not say that Ukraine should give part of its territories to Russia to resolve the conflict. He stressed that the United States would not impose any decisions on Ukraine's truce with Russia, and Kyiv must decide whether to make territorial concessions for itself.

Russian media continue to spread information about Poland's alleged intentions to seize the western regions of Ukraine. This time, Russian propaganda spread a fake about Poland's likely creation of a "new army": "a 70,000-strong group of Ukrainian police officers, soldiers of the Armed Forces and servicemen of the Polish army." Like "for control" over the "occupied Ukrainian territories." The source of the fake was Marat Bashirov, a Russian politician who was once part of the occupation administration in the Russian-occupied part of the Luhansk region and organized the LNR terrorist structure. It is not the first time he has spread fakes about the war in Ukraine, including Poland.

Russia has spread many fakes against Poland in recent months, such as that Polish President Andrzej Duda's visit to Kyiv proved that Poland had allegedly moved from plans "to seize territory in western Ukraine"; or a photo of billboards allegedly placed in Poland, with the image of the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces Jaroslav Miki with the quote "Time to remember history"; or "Poland has an insidious intention to side with Russia and seize the western part of Ukraine"; or "Poland is tired of Ukrainian refugees, so the local police began to support Russia and glue" Z "on their cars" and many others. With these theses, Russian propaganda is trying to undermine relations between Poland and Ukraine. And also to accuse Poland of inciting war against Ukraine, thereby diverting attention from Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and the atrocities of the Russian military.

Russian media, in particular Ria Novosti, distributed fake documents of the alleged Azov Regiment found in Mariupol. These documents seem to be about preparations for hostilities in Mariupol and the suburbs. The fake document also states that "the local population is pro-Russian in 70% of cases." However, Russian propaganda made mistakes with the translation: although the "document" was written in Ukrainian, it was classified in Russian. "The documents have been given a strange stamp - "sekretnno " - instead of Ukrainian -" tayemno, " "the Center for Counteracting Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council said.

At the same time, the thesis about "70% of the pro-Russian population" is also untrue, according to various surveys. Despite the high level of distrust in the government, Mariupol in 2021 had a positive or neutral attitude towards Ukraine. It should be noted that there were no solid pro-Russian sentiments before; according to a 2015 poll, most residents of the south-eastern regions do not see Donbas outside Ukraine; The 2016 poll shows that 72% of residents of the free territories of Donbas would like the region to be part of Ukraine. As of May 2022, in all regions of Ukraine, the vast majority of residents have a terrible attitude towards Russia; in particular, in the South, 90% have a bad mood, and in the East - 85%. 82% of citizens who continue to live in the territory occupied after February 24, 2022, have a negative attitude towards Russia, and only 6% have a positive attitude towards it.

Ukrainians received an SMS-mailing from Ukraine@ with a fake message that allegedly, there was the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to disconnect the Zaporizhzhia region. Earlier, Russian propaganda had already tried to discredit the newsletter from the Ukraine account, which belonged to the State Special Service. So, as in the case of phishing sites, you should pay attention to the correct spelling of the name - any extra letters, symbols, or numbers may indicate the fake account or location.

The State Special Communications Service also denied the information that the National Security and Defense Council had allegedly decided to suspend the provision of services by Ukrainian operators in the Zaporizhzhia region. The Service clarified that the National Security and Defense Council did not and could not give such orders. "Since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian authorities have taken a clear and understandable position - in any case, they do not limit the opportunities for mobile and Internet services for our citizens, regardless of whether they live in the occupied territories. It is essential for the state that citizens stay in touch and have the opportunity to contact their relatives, call emergency services and receive truthful information about the war's course. For such opportunities before the Russian invasion and in the first days of the war, the National Center for Operational and Technical Management of Telecommunications Networks (NCU) at the State Special Communications Service provided appropriate explanations to all Ukrainian operators, " the Service said and added that this mailing was another information and psychological operation in Russia. Earlier, the Russian occupiers cut off Ukrainian communications in the Kherson region and tried to blame the Ukrainian authorities.

The fake telegrams are spreading a fake that the evacuation is being carried out from Mariupol under the auspices of the UN and the Red Cross, but it is necessary to pay for it. In fact, no evacuation is planned from Mariupol at the moment. "No evacuation from Mariupol is planned for now. There were no reports about it - the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andryushchenko told. - This information is a deliberate deception aimed at obtaining money for transportation from the occupied territories without providing services. In fact, it is a fraud. Phone number of phone scams: +380683279596 ».

In recent times, fraudsters have often manipulated the issue of war in their schemes, the most common of which is alleged financial aid from the state, banks, other organizations, or countries. Hackers also use this topic during phishing attacks. Information on evacuation or financial assistance should be checked on the websites of the organizations that are to provide it or on the resources of local authorities. We warn that fraudsters often create clones of social networking sites, banks, and other institutions. To avoid problems - do not visit these sites by following the link; search for official sites through a search engine and pay attention to their addresses.

There is a fake on social networks and Russian media that Ukrainians are allegedly evading conscription to army service en masse. Along with the fake, they are distributing a video in which a man tries to escape from several security officers in camouflage uniforms and balaclavas who are harassing him.

According to StopFake, the video was shot in May 2016 in Kazakhstan, in which local security forces detained one of the protesters who went to a rally against land reform. At the same time, the Command of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied the information that mass evasion of mobilization is massive in Ukraine. In May, Roman Gorbach, Chief of Staff, said there were individual cases of evasion of military service, but very few and did not affect the overall picture.

 The Kremlin media spread "news" that the American company Uber is no longer transporting Ukrainian refugees after the high-profile case about the beating of local taxi drivers in Vienna. It is allegedly happening in different countries around the world. As evidence, social media users and Russian propagandists show a screenshot allegedly taken in the Uber application, which states that "we do not serve Ukrainian refugees," "no Ukrainians," etc. The source of such "news" was, among others, the propaganda "correspondent" Alexander Kots, who published a "screenshot" of the application program and stated that "Uber refuses to carry guests from Ukraine." It is noteworthy that this screenshot was distributed only by dubious sites and some social media accounts. The image analysis showed that the phrase about Ukrainian refugees was added with the help of a photo processing program, StopFake writes. Uber has not made such decisions. In fact, Uber has been providing all possible assistance to Ukrainians since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion - for example, launching the Uber Aid Shuttle service, which allows you to get to the border with Poland and back. 

On the morning of June 5, after the explosions in Kyiv, pro-Kremlin telegram channels circulated two theses.

The first is "this is for you for Donetsk." On Saturday evening, June 4, propaganda media reported that "a series of explosions took place in Donetsk… The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 40 shells from the “Grad, "the blow fell on the city center." "The Center for Combating Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine reports that eyewitness reports from occupied Donetsk shatter the following statements by the Russian media: "They shoot from the Kuybyshev district, fly over Voroshilovskyi and fall in Kalininskyi," "arrival in Kalininskyi, a departure from Makiivka, everything is obvious," "there were eight flights from Makiivka East Batman, "people are beginning to understand what is happening and they need to be convinced again that Ukraine is bad. "

On Sunday morning, June 5, Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov in a telegram, "boasted" that he had flown to Kyiv for the evening shelling of Donetsk, "no one will allow anyone to shoot in Donetsk with impunity."

The second thesis was that the target of the attack was a car repair plant in Kyiv because its buildings repaired Russian-lined T-72 tanks and prepared them for sending advanced foreign military equipment imported from Poland and other Eastern European countries. The chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia, Oleksandr Kamyshin, confirmed that Russian troops had struck the Darnytsia Railcar Repair Plant (DVRZ) on the left bank of Kyiv with four missiles. "It simply came to our notice then. They hit the railroad every day; we repair it quickly and move on. One of the railway workers was injured and treated. And we promptly began to eliminate the consequences of the missiles hit, "he said. According to Kamyshin, there are no "tanks" mentioned by Russian propaganda. He invited journalists to see for themselves. "I officially declare that there is no military equipment on the territory of the DVRZ. This plant repaired gondola cars and grain trucks, which we use for export. I officially invite all Ukrainian and foreign journalists to the DVRZ today. We will confirm that Russia once again lied. And that their real goal is the economy of Ukraine and the civilian population. They want to block our opportunity to export Ukrainian products to the West. Media accreditation is required. The event is open to media representatives accredited by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, " said the Chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia.

Pro-Kremlin media and telegram channels concerning the Russian Ministry of Defense invented their "truth" about the destruction of the All Saints Monastery of the Sviatohirsk Lavra of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the Moscow Patriarchate in Svyatogorsk, Donetsk region. They convince everyone that the largest wooden church, consecrated 100 years ago, caught fire after the Kozak machine-gun fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which they called "militants" in their publications.

The priest Dimitri Lee shot the video of the wooden monastery's fire. The UOC MP is neutral about the perpetrators of the crime. The UOC Information and Education Department reports: “On June 4, 2022, due to hostilities, a large-scale fire occurred on the All Saints Monastery of the Holy Mountains Lavra of the Holy Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra. The flames engulfed the main temple of the monastery. There is no information about the dead and injured at the moment. " The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky noted that "Russian artillery struck the Sviatohirsk Lavra in today's Donetsk region."

"All Saints' Hermitage destroyed. It was consecrated in 1912. It was first destroyed during the Soviet era. Later it was rebuilt. And so, he was burned by the Russian army.

That same week, on Wednesday, Russian shells exploded in the cells of the monastery's monks. Four people were killed, and four others were seriously injured. Sviatohirsk has been under fire since May.

The occupiers know exactly which object is being shelled. They know that there are no military targets on the territory of the Sviatohirsk Lavra. It is known that there are about 300 civilians fleeing hostilities, including 60 children. But still, the Russian army is shelling the Lavra, like the whole Donbas. Like any other territory and any other object of Ukraine that can be reached. They do not care what turns into ruins.

On May 31, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appealed to UNESCO to deprive Russia of membership. Ukrainian diplomacy is consistently working on this. Despite Russia, there is no country in Europe that has destroyed so many monuments and cultural and social sites in Europe since World War II. Every church burned by Russia in Ukraine, every school blew up, and every destroyed memorial proves that Russia has no place in UNESCO. What can we talk about with a barbarian or terrorist state? About what artillery shells are better for destroying the historical heritage?

We expect a logical and fair response from the UN and UNESCO. The United Nations and its charter do not provide for alliances with terrorists. Russia's isolation must be complete and held accountable for its crimes, " Zelensky said.

The Russian Ministry of Defense spreads such lies. According to Russian propagandists, Kyiv believes that in this way, it can deter the offensive and bring a chemical catastrophe to Russia. In addition, the Zelensky Office allegedly decided to stop the withdrawal of troops from Sievierodonetsk to Lysychansk to show the West that the fighting spirit justified the supply of weapons. Russian propaganda, working ahead of schedule, regularly disperses allegations that the Ukrainian army plans to mine or undermine and accuses Russia of doing so. Another goal of such a lie is to distrust the Ukrainian military.

Today there are active battles for Sievierodonetsk in the Luhansk region; the Russians are storming the city, throwing all the reserves there now; it is their main goal. At the same time, they are systematically shelling the Azot chemical plant, where people are in bomb shelters. According to the head of the regional military-civil administration Serhiy Haidai, it is impossible to deliver food and medicine to Sievierodonetsk due to constant shelling, and the humanitarian situation is complicated.

Pro-Kremlin media are spreading lies, according to The Guardian economist Larry Elliott. In a May 3 report, Elliott expressed concern about the humanitarian catastrophe and suggested that sooner or later, an agreement should be reached between Russia and Ukraine. At the same time, the journalist added that it is difficult to compromise with the Kremlin due to the terrible atrocities committed by Russian troops. There is no support for the Putin regime in the text. The author believes that negotiations could be the best option for the world.

Based on the assumptions and reflections of an individual journalist, Russian propaganda created dozens of materials about the alleged recognition of power and invincibility of Russia by Britains.

The Center for Combating Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine reminds us that the Kremlin's use of experts who express a personal opinion is manipulation. In this way, Russia is trying to impose its point of view on the world.

The Center for Combating Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine refuted the most common fakes about the movement of Ukrainian railway trains.

First, all weapons provided by partners, including hand weapons, are transported in special cars and other routes. Secondly, missiles launched by the Russian army fly on a given trajectory to the destination, so it is doubtful to hit a moving train. Third, the money will not be lost. Ukrzaliznytsia allowed the return of tickets for canceled trains due to the war. It is also important to remember that train routes change due to the nature of the fighting. The train may be delayed in the event of a rocket attack on the railway infrastructure. Ukrzaliznytsia has clarified the schedule so that the train does not arrive at its destination during the curfew.

It was stated at a regular briefing by the head of the National Center for Defense Management, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev. It is alleged the Ukrainian military plans are to deploy US MRL directly in the city of Shostka in the Sumy region and fire on Russia's border areas to "provoke a response and then accuse the Russian Armed Forces of indiscriminately shelling civilians and infrastructure."

In fact, American MRL will finally come to Ukraine - and plan to use it where they are needed now - on the front lines to resist Russian invaders. At the same time, there is no point in "provoking" the occupiers' fire from anywhere - they have already fired on Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, and other Ukrainian cities many times, destroying Mariupol, Popasna, Rubizhne, and almost all of Sievierodonetsk. The whole world sees Russia's indiscriminate bombing and shelling of residential neighborhoods, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, and the shelling of evacuation vehicles and railway stations. Russia is violating all the rules of war, and experts have already acknowledged that Russians are involved in the genocide of Ukrainians. That is why Mizintsev's statement is another fake of military propaganda to convince its population that the Russians are not killing civilians in Ukraine and have not started an aggressive war.

In many posts, social networks, including Facebook and Twitter, said that the Bayraktar drone was shot down 3.5 minutes after its use. It was bought for 5 million euros collected by concerned Lithuanians. It is an outright fake that is easy to refute: the drone is not yet in Ukraine. The founder wrote it of the crowdfunding initiative on Laisves TV journalist and public figure Andrius Tapinas who actually announced the fundraising campaign.

"Unfortunately, we see sad news. Russian propaganda on social media spreads the message that our Bayraktar was already shot down and was in the air for only 3.5 minutes. The ability to shoot down an unmanned aerial vehicle that has not yet been purchased and is in the factory requires incredible anti-aircraft artillery, " he wrote, ironically. He added a few more details: almost 200,000 people were transferred funds from Lithuania in three days. Then, when it turned out that the Turkish manufacturer would make a gift to Ukraine and provide one drone for free - Lithuanian organizers decided to arm this gift for 1.5 million euros. And the amount that remained in the accounts, and where the funds are still coming, to transfer to the aid of the Ukrainian army. A campaign to choose a name for the drone is currently underway on the journalist's Facebook page.

Fact-checkers from StopFake: "The first reports of the beating of the bayraktar appeared in late May, before the end of the crowdfunding campaign."

Russian propaganda media spread the news based on an interview with Bulgarian Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov, who allegedly complained that the decision to refuse to pay in rubles for gas was too ill-considered and hasty, and now Bulgaria wants to overturn its decision. He also complained that the gas Bulgaria bought from the United States was too expensive.

According to Russian fact-checkers, Nikolov did not say this in an interview. On the contrary, the Minister of Energy stated that Bulgaria bought American gas cheaper than Russian. He also spoke about the use of gas as a tool of influence and the prospects for resuming negotiations with Gazprom on gas purchases:

At the same time, firstly, Russia is at war and an aggressor in this war; secondly, a particular company "Gazprom" is used as a political tool to create tension, and thirdly, in the commercial part, the most unpleasant - the fact that Russia is unpredictable partner, I do not think it makes sense to comment on whether to hold further negotiations with the company, " said Nikolov. It is not the first time Russian propaganda has deliberately lied about Bulgaria. Earlier, she had spread a fake that Bulgaria had decided to evict Ukrainian refugees.

This information was spread by Russia's representative in the UN, Vasily Nebenzya. He said that soldiers from the Azov Regiment recruited children aged 7 to 18 and "trained future militants." In particular, according to him, such work was carried out in the Mariupol "Pilgrim," too.

However, this is not true. In fact, the institution was a center for helping children in difficult life circumstances. Yesterday, June 1, the pupils of the Pilgrim held a rally dedicated to Children's Day in Zaporizhzhia. During the rally, according to Mariupol Mayor's Adviser Petro Andriushchenko, the participants called the propaganda of Vasily Nebenzya's words that they were allegedly training "militants" in the children's center. Pupils of the Center also reminded that children die daily due to Russian aggression in Ukraine and called on the world community to help protect them.

The adviser, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Anton Gerashchenko, spread this information. On the evening of June 1, Russia launched a missile strike on the railway infrastructure of the Lviv region, killing people and temporarily disrupting the train schedule to and from Transcarpathia. That same evening, Anton Gerashchenko wrote that the Beskydy Tunnel had been hit in his telegram channel. Still, Ukrzaliznytsia's chairman Oleksandr Kamyshin and Lviv's OVA chairman Maksym Kozytskyi denied the allegations. Anton Gerashchenko did not refute his statements but instead edited the post: the updated text no longer mentions the Beskydy Tunnel. We recall that it is essential to use verified sources of information in times of war and not to disseminate information about enemy strikes unless official structures have confirmed it. Such fakes are harmful because they sow panic and shake up the situation in society.

Information about this is spreading on social networks. The messages say that a man named Artem Bonov, who has a tattoo with Nazi symbols, is allegedly the deputy chief of the Kyiv police. A photo of a man with a swastika in the uniform of the police is attached to the fake posts. VoxCheck's photos show a real user, Artem Bonov, who maintains his Vkontakte page and YouTube channel. Bonov wrote that in the summer of 2014, he was a member of the Azov Volunteer Battalion and was then imprisoned on suspicion of killing a neighbor. Later, he was transferred to a psychiatric hospital in Lviv. However, this information is confirmed only by Bonov's own letters. However, Bonov does not hold the position of Deputy Chief of Police. His name is not among the Kyiv or Kyiv region police leadership. "In fake posts, photos of Artem Bonov in police uniform are added. This photo can be found on Bonov's Vkontakte page. The chevron on Bonov's hand belongs to those worn by Ukrainian police units that were subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs until 2015. However, in 2015 the National Police of Ukraine was established. Since then, chevrons on police uniforms have also changed, ”the fact-checkers write.

In May, Russian media reported that their troops were shooting down Ukrainian Tu-143 flight UAVs, an old vehicle manufactured in the Soviet Union. According to the “Bez brekhni” project, on May 16 and 26, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that they had shot down two (four in all) Ukrainian Tu-143 Reys UAVs. Also, even before that, in the Rostov region, it was announced that they also shot down "Reys," allegedly Ukrainian. However, this is a fake. According to the fact-checkers “Bez brekhni,” the last appearance of this technique in the war was recorded in 2014, when we first encountered the Russian invasion and did not yet have modern weapons. "Since then, it has become clear that it is impossible to work with them today, and they are used only as training targets for air defense forces. There is no mention on our part of the use of "Reys" at the front, neither in the news nor on social networks - despite the BP-3 tank. Also, we are already recording the downing of the Russian "Reys" by the Ukrainian military or its modification, " the fact-checkers write.

Information about this appeared on social networks, and Russian-speaking users spread this message. The posts said that "the Bulgarian government has deported more than 35,000 Ukrainian refugees recently." The video, added to the post, shows a small group of people standing on the street with luggage. However, this is a fake. The Bulgarian government has not deported 35,000 Ukrainian refugees. According to the fact-checkers of the Myth Detector project, according to the new system of reception and accommodation of refugees in Bulgaria, Ukrainian refugees were relocated to hotels and government agencies in different country regions. The Ukrainian media broadcasted the video attached to the post, and instead of expelling Ukrainians from Bulgaria, it illustrates the work of the new accommodation system.

The fact is that the first three-month stage of receiving Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria ended on May 31. Under this system, the Bulgarian government paid 40 levs a day to hotels hosting refugees. In a statement issued on May 13, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Kalina Konstantinova described the details of a new phase of refugee resettlement. According to her, the information that the first stage will end on May 31 was known from the first day of its launch. As the tourist season approaches, the Bulgarian government has decided to relocate Ukrainian refugees to government offices in various parts of the country rather than deport them. We will remind you earlier that a network already distributed a similar fake on this subject. However, at the time, it was said that Ukrainian refugees were being evicted from hotels in Bulgaria for misconduct rather than the deportation of 35,000 people.

The explosion of a nitrogen tank at the Azot plant in Sievierodonetsk took place on May 31, when an orange-brown glow could be seen over the city. According to StopFake, the fierce battle between the Russian military and the Armed Forces occurred in Sievierodonetsk. According to the Luhansk Regional State Administration and the State Special Communications Service of Ukraine, the Russian military launched an air strike on the building of the Azot plant to drive the Armed Forces out of its fortified area. Around 19:00, the first reports of a nitrogen tank explosion began to arrive from Sievierodonetsk. According to StopFake, the version about the deliberate explosion of nitrogen tanks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Azot plant in Sievierodonetsk to cover the occupied territories with a poisonous cloud seems unreliable. At the time of the explosion, a completely unfavorable wind was blowing, which would have blown away the toxic cloud on the Ukrainian military. We want to remind you that this is not the first time that Russian propaganda has tried to blame the crimes of the Russian army on the Ukrainian military. .

Russian propaganda channels have disseminated a video taken at the International Committee of the Red Cross office in Mariupol, which allegedly shows brochures "on teaching children to use weapons," as well as "incubators" and "medical records of children," which reportedly indicate healthy children's organs and data of their parents. The authors of this video claim that these cards prove that the ICRC is involved in "trafficking in children's organs." Based on these fabrications, the Russian Investigative Committee began to "check" the work of the ICRC and the Russian media - to spread this fake.

The ICRC has officially refuted this delusion: the organization's office had brochures on how to behave in areas with many explosive devices, including mines - and these materials are freely available on the Internet. Some of them are needed for people who are actually involved in clearing and demining areas. Concerning "children's medical records," the Committee does not collect such data. Incubators, the ICRC points out in its statement, are needed by people who plan to raise poultry - in fact, within the framework of agro-economic programs agreed with the state.

We remind you that for the last eight years, Russian propaganda has constantly been promoting the narrative that Ukraine is a "supplier of spare parts for Americans and Europeans" and has become a center of illegal transplantation and organ trafficking. It is an outright lie that has no facts.