Pro-Kremlin propaganda media spread messages with such a statement. The reports claim that the Ukrainian army is trying to assign itself additional tank brigades, which in fact do not exist in the Armed Forces. According to the propagandists, Ukraine is trying to deceive the West and create the appearance of its power, to show its fake superiority of the Russian army. In fact, the units that propagandists persistently call virtual are quite genuine and perform the tasks assigned to them.

As StopFake writes, Russian publications refer to the American magazine Forbes, they say, it was this authoritative publication that "exposed" such large-scale fabrications by the Ukrainian military. But the author of the article, David Eks, does not say that this is a case of falsification, let alone deception of countries friendly to Ukraine. In the article "It Seems Ukraine Is Struggling To Form Tank Brigades", he reflects on the reasons why the Ukrainian Armed Forces have not yet launched a counteroffensive in the southern direction. The journalist of Forbes is trying to find out how many full-fledged tank brigades are at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and expresses doubts about the combat capabilities of two of the six brigades known to him. David Ecks believes that the reason is the lack of trained personnel, and not the lack of military equipment. Speaking about the lies of the Ukrainian army, Russian propaganda seeks to discredit Ukraine in the eyes of Western partners and reduce the capabilities of the Ukrainian military. Like, they will definitely lie about the number of their units and available forces, but in reality they can't do anything. More details.