Fake about “preparations for a Ukrainian provocation” in Donetsk region
enemy propaganda is spreading a fake about the supposed preparations by Ukrainian forces for a provocation in the Siversk and Chasiv Yar areas in Donetsk region.
▫️ propagandists claim that a “terrorist attack with casualties among the civilian population” is allegedly being planned.
Such reports may indicate russia’s preparation for provocations or shelling of civilian targets. This is a classic example of the propaganda tactic of information alibi — enemy, in order to justify itself, preemptively accuses Ukraine of actions that may be carried out by russia itself.
russia creates such fakes, particularly in the context of the so-called “ceasefire” declared by moscow, to provide informational cover for its own aggressive actions, presenting them as a “reaction to Ukraine’s actions.”
