Russia is spreading a fake about “Internet cards” in Ukraine: the Central Bank of Ukraine made a statement

After Russian strikes on Ukrainian data centers, a fake about the alleged appearance of “Internet cards” began to spread on social networks. Russian propaganda resources claim that Ukrainian communication salons are supposedly selling them with access to the network for three days or a 20 GB package.

This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation.

According to Russian sources, internet problems, allegedly caused by Russian attacks on data centers, have forced Ukrainian telecommunications companies to introduce special cards for accessing the network. To support their claims, propagandists are distributing photos of such cards.

The Central Data Protection Agency noted that in reality, such products are not sold in Ukrainian communication salons. The published images are also not real photographs – they were created using artificial intelligence. Specialists checked the images with special tools for detecting AI content and confirmed their artificial origin.

The Center emphasized that the fake news is being spread against the backdrop of recent Russian attacks on data centers in Ukraine. According to the Center, in this way, Russian propaganda is trying to exploit people’s real fears about the stability of communications and access to the Internet.

According to the Center, the spread of false messages should increase anxiety among Ukrainians, create the impression of large-scale problems with network access, and ultimately demoralize the population.

“Russia’s goal is to sow fear and demoralize Ukrainians,” the department emphasized.

It was previously reported that a Russian attack destroyed a Ukrainian data center that housed hosting provider MiroHost. The attack also damaged the main node of Internet provider Etherlink, which serves subscribers, including in the central part of Kyiv.

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