Ukrainian city Dnipro shows strong pro-Russian tendencies, the city literally stands on the threshold of the “Russian world”. 50% of population have changed their pro-Ukrainian views and do not hide their sympathy for Russia, some citizens express support for the USSR.
No evidence given. According to the National Democratic Institute of Ukraine, most residents from central territories, including the Dnipropetrovsk region, consider the influence of Russia to be negative (80%). The poll of the sociological service “Rating” (July 2018) showed that 34% of Dnipro population support the EU and 16% - the Eurasian Customs Union. At the same time, two-thirds of city residents consider Russia an aggressor and 46% of population do not regret the collapse of the USSR.
Recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about Ukrainian citizens allegedly supporting Russia.
Further debunking by Stop Fake.
There is absolute freedom in Crimea, Russia has often invited Western delegations to Crimea to demonstrate how calm the situation is on the peninsula.
Ukraine encompassing Crimea does not exist anymore. It was once free and democratic, however, nowadays a group of war criminals have taken power of the country, and they actively use state terrorism as a goal.
According to the Freedom House, Russia used coercion to increase the participation of Crimeans in Russian elections; the Crimean Tatars are being repressed and the Mejlis - an organisation representing the Crimean Tatars - was banned; the Russian FSB use intimidation and harassment to eliminate opposition to Russian occupation; a forced Russification is ongoing (including making anything connected to Ukraine a taboo); and rights to freedom of association are severely restricted: https://bit.ly/2Op9YNH
There is a regular pattern of promoting as official the visits by groups that have no official status and do not represent the government view or have their support.
A monument to the Soviet Soldier-Liberator has been demolished in Lithuania. This monument – a huge boulder on which the face of a Red Army soldier was carved – was installed over 30 years ago. The local authorities decided to definitely dismantle it within the framework of a so-called decommunization policy.
Recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about soviet monuments being dismantled all over Europe.
In fact, the monument mentioned by Russian media is not demolished, but transferred to the Grutas sculpture park (50 km from the monument’s original location), where Soviet-era monuments are exposed. According to The Insider, the author of the memorial, the sculptor Vladas Krušna, who died in 2014, himself proposed to transfer the sculpture to Grutas Park.
Skripal’s life is over. UK got rid of Sergei Skripal.
No evidence given. Recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about Salisbury attack and Skripal's death.
Many competing and contradictory stories promulgated by Russian state-controlled media on the Skripal poisoning.
