Reselling drones to the “Italian mafia”: Kremlin spreads new fake about Western weapons for Ukraine
The Center for Countering Disinformation has said that Russian propaganda is spreading a new fake about Ukraine allegedly reselling Western weapons and strike drones to the Italian mafia. The Center stressed that these claims are untrue and are part of the Kremlin’s information campaign.
This is reported by the Central Police Department.
It is noted that Russian propaganda resources refer to publications by Italian journalists and a statement by Palermo Chief Prosecutor Maurizio De Lucia, claiming that more than 780,000 weapons transferred to Ukraine by allies have allegedly disappeared and ended up on the black market. There are also allegations that the Ukrainian military is allegedly supplying strike drones to representatives of the Italian mafia.
The CPR explained that the figure 780,465 used by Russian resources was taken out of context.
“The figure of 780,465, which is being used by the Russian media, was deliberately taken out of context. In fact, we are talking about open statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, which reflect the number of lost or stolen civilian and personal weapons since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion. These data are in no way related to Western military assistance. The information about the alleged sale of Ukrainian drones to mafia structures is also untrue,” the report says.
The Center also noted that the Palermo prosecutor did not declare the supply of drones from Ukraine. According to the CPD, the publication of the Italian publication only mentioned the interest of organized crime in modern military technologies and possible attempts to acquire them.
The Central Defense Agency emphasized that such information attacks are aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian defense sector, undermining the trust of Western allies, and attempting to cast doubt on the continued supply of weapons to Ukraine.
By the way, Russian propaganda has launched a large-scale information campaign aimed at discrediting the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major General Mykhailo Drapaty. To this end, fakes, manipulations, and unverified rumors are being massively spread on social media.
Previously, Russian propaganda spread a fake about the consequences of strikes on Ukrainian gas stations . To do this, the occupiers used an artificial intelligence-generated video of an alleged Ukrainian serviceman.
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