Fake: Ukrainian Missile Hits Kharkiv Government Building
Kharkiv’s Freedom Square was hit by a Russian Kalibr missile which destroyed a portion of the Kharkiv Regional administration building.
Fake: Ukrainian Military Using Phosphorous Bombs Against Russian Forces
Ukraine does not have any phosphorous bombs; they are banned by the Geneva Convention. NATO countries are not allowed to export such bombs.
Fake: Russian Missiles Hit Nuclear Waste Facility in Kyiv
A story about Russian missiles hitting a nuclear waste facility in Kyiv began circulating online after the State Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a report to that effect.
Fake: Dam Blocking Water to Crimea Blown Up
The photos used to illustrate this fake are not of the dam which actually cut off water supplies to Crimea. Tavriya Mayor Mykola Rizak said that the water blockade of Crimea was not lifted, and none of the…
Fake: Russia Does Not Threaten Ukraine’s Civilian Population
Russia is attacking civilian targets in Ukraine. Several residential buildings were damaged during the night and there are wounded.
Photo Fake: Russia Takes Kharkiv
Social media is abuzz with postings of a photo showing a man in camouflage raising the Russian flag over the entrance to an official looking building with fake claims that Russian forces have taken Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv.
Fake: Ukrainian Military Massively Deserting
Citing the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) as their source, several Kremlin controlled media claimed today that Ukrainian soldiers were deserting en-masse. “Scores of Ukrainian military are…
Fake: Ukrainian Joint Forces Base in Donbas Destroyed
On the morning of February 24 scores of pro-Kremlin publications announced that the Ukrainian Joint Armed Forces Donbas base was completely destroyed.
Fake: Russians Land in Odesa, Mariupol, Kharkiv
The Ukrainian Military’s General Staff contradicts Russian reports that Russian troops have landed in Odesa, Mariupol and Kharkiv. Local residents also do not confirm this information.
Fake: Ukrainian Armed Forces Not Putting Up Fight in Face of Russian Invasion
Against the backdrop of a full scale Russian invasion, Russian media continue spreading disinformation, this time claiming that Ukrainian military is simply not putting up against the advancing Russian troops.