An episode of the computer game Arma 3 was broadcast on Spanish TV for the “result of the work” of the Russian Armed Forces (RF Armed Forces) during a special operation to protect Donbass. The Izvestia military observer confirmed that these were footage from a computer game.
As it turned out, these spectacular footage is popular among fake news distributors. So, last year, the same episode was passed off as Afghan air defense strikes on a drone. And two years ago, this episode was passed off as military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh, RT reports on Telegram.
Another video was exposed on the morning of February 25. In it, under the guise of “military operations in Ukraine,” footage from the popular shooter Arma 3 was also shown.
On the same day, a fake about “Russian saboteurs” in Kiev was exposed on social networks. The information was not confirmed, moreover, a video was published in a number of Telegram channels indicating that the video was staged.
Also on February 25, it became known that the massive shelling of Mariupol by the Russian Armed Forces turned out to be a fake.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation announced that they had begun a fight against the dissemination of false information about the conduct of a special operation to save the lives of citizens in the Donbass. If fake news is found on the Internet that will pose a threat to the lives of citizens and the preservation of public order, these materials will be blocked by Roskomnadzor.
On the morning of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his special televised address, announced that a special operation would be carried out in the Donbass in order to protect 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 that, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of hitting the country’s military infrastructure and introduced martial law throughout Ukrainian territory. Later, it was announced that diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation were broken.
On February 21, Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (LPR and DPR). Also, the President of the Russian Federation and the heads of both republics, Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin, signed treaties of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance, which were ratified by the republics themselves and Moscow the next day.
The situation in Donbass escalated on February 17. The DPR and LPR reported heavy shelling by Ukrainian security forces, including from heavy weapons. The republics announced a general mobilization and evacuation of civilians to the territory of Russia.
Since 2014, the Kiev authorities have been conducting 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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