Anonymous propaganda Telegram channels are spreading claims that Ukrainian instructors from the GUR are in the Syrian province of Idlib, allegedly training Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants to fight in Syria. In reality, this is part of a Russian information campaign aimed at discrediting Ukraine.

This is what experts from the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security write about. They found out that Moscow has used similar accusations before, in particular regarding the supply of weapons to Hamas or participation in terrorist attacks. No evidence of these accusations has been presented. On December 4, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denied these accusations, emphasizing that Moscow itself is the main exporter of violence and chaos, in particular by supporting terrorist organizations.

In this way, propagandists are trying to create a negative image of Ukraine in order to undermine its international reputation and relations with partners. It is also done to divert attention from Russia's own actions in Syria and other regions where it actively supports violence and chaos. In addition, it is an attempt to reduce the level of assistance to Ukraine from Western countries by sowing doubts about its actions and moral principles.