Alexey Ramm, a military observer for Izvestia, exposed a fake spread on the Web about an allegedly broken column of Russian troops. According to him, the video shows the equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), not Russia.
As an argument, a military observer noted that this was indicated by the camouflage of military equipment. Ramm explained that the latest vehicle captured in the video is a BMP-1 upgraded in Ukraine. But in the Armed Forces of Russia there is no such equipment.
On the same day, a widespread fake about allegedly destroyed Russian tanks was exposed on the Web. It turned out that these were six-year-old photographs taken during the so-called Ukrainian anti-terrorist operation near Debaltseve in 2015.
Roskomnadzor announced a wave of fake publications on the Internet about a special operation carried out by Russia to protect Donbass. The department noted that in recent hours the number of cases of dissemination of unverified and unreliable information by the media and other information resources has significantly increased.
On the morning of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his special televised address, announced that a special protection operation would be carried out in the Donbass in order to ensure the safety of the civilian population.
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasily Nebenzya stressed that this cannot be called a war. He pointed out that the Russian authorities are still open for dialogue, but they do not intend to allow a new bloody massacre in the Donbass.
After the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev was breaking off diplomatic relations with Moscow and expelling its diplomats from the embassy.
Prior to that, on February 21, Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the LNR and the DNR. Also, the Russian leader and the heads of both republics Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin signed agreements on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance. The documents were ratified the next day by both the republics themselves and the Russian State Duma.
The situation on the line of contact in Donbass escalated on February 17. In the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, heavy shelling by Ukrainian security forces was reported, including from heavy weapons. The republics announced a general mobilization and evacuation of civilians to the territory of Russia.
Since 2014, the Ukrainian authorities have been carrying out a military operation against the inhabitants of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d’état and the new government in Ukraine. At the same time, Kiev blames Moscow for the current situation. Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the conflict.
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