Propagandists began spreading messages on social networks that after a large fire on the night of August 20 in the Ternopil region, radiation levels in the air and water increased significantly. But the information provided is false.

The Center for Strategic Communications warned about this new fake. After a massive attack by Russia on the territory of Ukraine, on the night of August 20, a fire actually broke out at one of the industrial facilities in Ternopil. It was caused by the enemy getting into one of the containers where fuel and lubricants were stored. The head of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Ternopil region, Viktor Maslei, announced this at a briefing at the Military Regional Administration. During the same briefing, it became known that after measurements and analysis of air in 7 points of the residential area of Ternopil, no excess concentrations of combustion products CO2 and chlorine-containing substances were detected.

It was at this time that propagandists began publishing videos on social networks in which the Ukrainian military allegedly took measurements of radiation in the air of the city. Subsequently, the information about the alleged increase in radiation levels in the region was denied by the mayor of Ternopil, Serhii Nadal.

The main goal of such fakes is to distract Russia from responsibility for its crimes, as well as to spread panic and fear among the Ukrainian population. In addition, in this way, Russian propaganda is trying to build distrust among Ukrainians in the official authorities as a source of truthful information.