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Disinfo: Ukraine is as devastated now as in the 17th century

Summary

What is happening now, and in principle in the last decade in Ukraine, reminds a historical period of “Ruina” [ruin or devastation] in Ukraine from 1657 to 1687. After the reunion with Russia, real ruin and chaos began in Ukraine.

Disproof

No evidence of the “complete devastation” in Ukraine today. The GDP of this country increased by 2.4% in the second quarter of 2017 comparing to 2016. Ukraine's gold and currency reserves reached US $ 18.6 billion in September 2017 (in 2014 - US $ 7.5 billion).

Read more about the prolonged state of chaos that contemporaries called “the Ruin" here.

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Petr Tolstoy's "Vremya Pokazhet" - YouTube
  • Reported in: Issue 85
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20/10/2017
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Country: Ukraine, Russia
  • Keywords: Economic difficulties
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Disproof

Recurring disinformation about Ukraine's reforms. The fundamental medical services (like general medical examination, paediatrics, childbirth, special health care) will be still free of charge. Only part of the services will be paid by the patients, and paid services should not exceed 20 % of all the health care services provided by a hospital. Moreover, reform introduces the transition to the insurance medicine. www.segodnya.ua/politics/reforms/deputaty-progolosovali-za-medreformu-chto-zhdet-vrachey-i-ukraincev-1065160.html,

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Oct 19, 2017
Disproof

No evidence given, recurring disinformation. According to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the killings at Srebrenica, compounded by the mass expulsion of Bosniak civilians, amounted to genocide.There is no evidence of a threat of a genocide in Ukraine.The conflict in Ukraine escalated to a war after Russia annexed Crimea and started to support the separatists. euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=genocide&disinfo_issue=&date=,

Europe is guilty of an anti-constitutional coup d'etat and crisis in Ukraine

The crisis in Ukraine is a result of an anti-constitutional coup d’etat and Europe is guilty of this.

Oct 19, 2017
Disproof

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