{"id":1382050,"date":"2026-04-14T21:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/fake-about-a-criminal-in-the-army-how-russian-propaganda-discredits-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T21:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:01:09","slug":"fake-about-a-criminal-in-the-army-how-russian-propaganda-discredits-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/fake-about-a-criminal-in-the-army-how-russian-propaganda-discredits-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake about a \u201ccriminal\u201d in the army: how Russian propaganda discredits the Armed Forces of Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Russian Telegram channels published a fake story online about a Ukrainian serviceman of the 103rd Brigade of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, claiming that he allegedly went to the front to avoid punishment for \u201craping minors.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1GeDNuyWUM\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was reported<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the Center for Countering Disinformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hostile publics spread lies about the former physical education teacher. The propagandists claim that the brothers found \u201cmaterial evidence\u201d on the man, thereby exposing him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Center contacted the 103rd Regional Brigade of the Russian Defense Ministry and they denied this information,\u201d the report says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Central Propaganda Office, Russian propaganda was based on a real report about an anti-aircraft gunner from the Bohdan Khmelnytsky Radio Engineering Brigade, but completely distorted the content of the publication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As noted, the Russians changed the name of the unit, the 103rd Special Operations Brigade, and used real quotes, attributing them to a fictional crime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Center for Countering Disinformation explained: the goal of the distributed posts is to demonize and discredit the military Defense Forces. The corresponding fake is part of a broader Russian campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe enemy is trying to turn stories about Ukrainian defenders into a tool of its hybrid war,\u201d the CPD concluded.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fprotydiyadezinformatsiyi.cpd%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0HNttziTVo7Yotuh3wkW1GsYsySVnuTdvSWoS73K7kJcZL3tzTjCfWrTYLH2LvyWyl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"756\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/rf-poshyriuie-feyk-pro-rozstrily-viyskovykh-v-ukraini-tspd\/\">Russian propaganda launched a new fake about the alleged \u201cshootings of deserters\u201d<\/a> in the Ukrainian army to stabilize the front.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian Telegram channels published a fake story online about a Ukrainian serviceman of the 103rd Brigade of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, claiming that he allegedly went to the front to avoid punishment for \u201craping minors.\u201d This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation. Hostile publics spread lies about the former physical education teacher. 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