The Center for Countering Disinformation reports an increase in Russian disinformation campaigns aimed at undermining the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to a statement on their Telegram channel, Russian propagandists are spreading false claims that Ukrainian soldiers near Kupiansk are without food and water and are refusing to fight.
The Center clarifies that this is yet another attempt to demoralize Ukrainians and discredit the military command. Such "news" based on anonymous sources from Russian security structures is a standard information tactic used by the Russians to apply pressure on Ukrainian society.
"The goal of these fakes is to create an illusion of chaos within the Ukrainian army," the Center emphasized.