On social media, particularly among Russian- and Georgian-language Facebook accounts, fabricated photographs have been circulating that supposedly show Andriy Yermak in military uniform on the front line. These images are fake and were generated using artificial intelligence (AI).

No Ukrainian or Western media outlet has published verified photographs of Yermak from the battlefield. The spread of the AI-generated images was documented by Georgian fact-checkers from MythDetector.

Between 1 and 4 December, Russian- and Georgian-language Facebook accounts circulated fabricated photographs of former Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak. In one image, he is depicted wearing a military uniform and standing in front of a Ukrainian tank. In another, he appears in an artificially created trench surrounded by several cameras.

In the second image, Andriy Yermak is shown posing in front of a tank while wearing a military vest. The vest appears unnaturally fused with the uniform, as if the two were a single object, making it difficult to distinguish between them.

In addition to visual analysis, fact-checkers from Myth Detector examined the images using an AI-detection tool. The service Hive Moderation classified all of the photographs as AI-generated with a high degree of probability (around 90%).

The circulation of these fabricated photographs appears intended to reinforce Yermak’s statement about his plans to join the military, creating the impression that his supposed “trip to the front line” had already taken place and was merely a staged public-relations exercise.

However, neither Ukrainian nor international media outlets have published any information or photographic evidence indicating that Andriy Yermak has already arrived at the front line to participate in combat operations.