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.

Disproof

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/

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Reported in: Issue 116
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 03/09/2018
Language/target audience: Russian
Country: Canada, Ukraine, US
Keywords: War preparation, War in Ukraine, Donbas, Foreign mercenaries
Outlet: Vecher s Vladimirom Solovyovym @Rossiya 1, Pravo Golosa @TV Centre (from the beginning)

The EU is a Nazi project, the plan to form the EU was created within Nazi Germany

“The Plan to Form the European Union Was Created within Nazi Germany”. The European Union is a Nazi project and it lacks democracy.

September 04, 2018

Disproof

Repeating a disinformation that had been debunked many times before, see e.g. euvsdisinfo.eu/nazi-east-nazi-west-nazi-over-the-cuckoos-nest/,

The founders of the EU have no connection with Nazis. The Nazi ideology and the EU are based on opposite values and principles. Read more here: www.mythdetector.ge/en/myth/politicano-misinformation-if-european-union-nazi-project,

Footage shows Tskhinvali bombed by Georgians

On August 8, Georgia attacked South Ossetia. Director of a bakery in Tskhinvali says in the video that Georgian soldiers were entering houses in Tskhinvali and leaving hand grenades in basements. Afterwards, the video shows footage with Sophio Muradov.

September 04, 2018

Disproof

The footage is falsified: whereas NTV talks about the Georgian attacks in Tskhinvali, the footage in reality shows Gori that had been bombed by Russian Air Forces. Sophio Muradov was wounded during the bombings of residential buildings in Gori by the Russian Air Forces on August 9, 2008. Read more here: www.mythdetector.ge/en/myth/falsified-footage-ntv-gori-bombed-russian-air-forces-portrayed-tskhinvali,

The end of trade with Russia “kills” Ukraine’s economy

In recent years, the trade with Russia has increased. The Free Trade Area with the EU countries only harmed the economy of Ukraine. The end of trade with Russia will destroy Ukraine’s economy.

September 04, 2018

Disproof

According to the European Commission, trade with Ukraine has increased over the last few years. The EU is Ukraine's largest trading partner, accounting for more than 40% of its trade in 2016.

In the first six months of 2018 Ukraine’s exports to the EU grew by $1.8 billion compared to the same period last year.