According to Russian propagandists, about the fact that the fighters of the armed forces of Ukraine began to surrender more often, Euronews reported.
According to the publication, Ukraine’s defeat in the conflict is now obvious to many.
A bouquet of lies
In addition to publications in the media and texts on social networks, propagandists also distribute the videowhich is said to have been developed by the International Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
It states that after the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential election of the United States, the Ukrainian military began to surrender 8 times more often than before.
The chief editor of Euronews, Klaus Strunz, also commented on this “news”, who called it a “completely natural” development – it is now clear to everyone that Ukraine is doomed, so the military is only thinking about saving their lives.
Created by fakes
The Institute for Military Research has not released such a video or any statistics similar to its own on the websitenor in social network accounts „Facebook“, X, „Youtube“, „Instagram“, „Linkedin“ ar „Threads“.
And generally does not provide statistics in video format.
There is no such information on the Euronews portal either. Editor-in-Chief of this broadcaster Closed Strunzas has indeed expressed personal support Donald Trump, however, did not say a word about the situation in Ukraine when he takes office, nor did he mention the alleged mass surrender of soldiers to Russia.
The Euronews quote cited by the Russian disseminators is also fictitious.
Those distributing this claim do not provide any link to official Euronews material, and Euronews on the website is there no information published on social networks about the “massive surrender of Ukrainian soldiers”.
Pocket commentator
Propagandists used a “pocket” foreign pseudo-journalist to create the impression of credibility of the lie.
About the fact that soldiers are allegedly surrendering en masse in Ukraine, in the social network X shared and Chay Bowes is presented as an “Irish journalist” in the Russian information space.
Indeed he is is working for the Kremlin’s propaganda network „Russia Today“ (RT) and is often introduced as a “Western journalist” who admires Russia’s achievements and its dictator, Vladimir Putin.
Propagandist career is quite colorful – he owned a gun shop, then worked as a middle manager at a health insurance company, and then decided to call himself a journalist. Mr. Bowes quickly found his niche, contributing to the spread of lies spread by various pro-Russian platforms.
Mr. Bowes has been spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda. He accused the Ukrainians of “Nazism” and the “extermination” of ethnic Russians and statedthat the Maidan protests were organized by American agents.
A photo that CH.Bowes added to his post on the X Network, purporting to show Ukrainian soldiers surrendering, actually to capture in 2022 in August, Russian soldiers who surrendered to Azov were captured.
15min verdict: a lie These are false statements – neither Euronews nor ISW have distributed any confirmed information about the increased number of surrendering Ukrainian soldiers.
The publication was prepared in 15 minutes in partnership with Metawhich aims to stop the spread of misleading news on the social network. More about the program and its rules – here.
Source: www.15min.lt
