DISINFO: Kyiv is planning to launch an offensive on Donbas
SUMMARY
Kyiv is planning to launch an offensive on Donbas on 14 September and is massing troops reinforced with large numbers of foreign mercenaries, including US and Canadian military personnel, in the Mariupol area.
RESPONSE
Conspiracy theory. No evidence of any war preparations. Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation on Ukrainian aggression. The same disinformation was actively spread ahead of the 2018 World Cup, among others, euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=&disinfo_issue=&disinfo_keywords%5B%5D=77110&date= euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=world+cup&disinfo_issue=&date= Foreign mercenaries is a recurring topic in pro-Kremlin disinformation euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=&disinfo_issue=&disinfo_keywords%5B%5D=77165&date=, For further debunking see https://euvsdisinfo.eu/report/the-osce-the-pentagon-nato-headquarters-and-the-council-of-europe-do-not-recognize-the-facts-of-russias-aggression-against-ukraine-primarily-the-intrusion-of-russian-tanks-and-paratroopers-into-do/