Russia spreads fake about dead victims from air defense missiles, Ukrainian side says
Photo: Consequences of the Russian attack on Kyiv (Vitalii Nosach/RBC-Ukraine)
Russians are spreading a fake narrative claiming that all the strikes on Kyiv on the night of June 23 were allegedly aimed exclusively at military targets, and that the deaths of civilians were the result of Ukrainian air defense work, the Center for Countering Disinformation reports.
Immediately after another massive attack during the night of June 23, when Russian missiles and drones hit residential buildings in the capital and surrounding areas, Kremlin propaganda intensified its efforts to push false narratives in order to shift blame away from Russia for the killing of civilians in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
As noted by the Center for Countering Disinformation, these statements are a blatant manipulation that Moscow uses after every strike on civilian infrastructure. In doing so, Russia attempts to justify its actions to the international community and sow distrust among Ukrainians.
"Such claims are a cynical and outright lie of Russian propaganda, which the Kremlin resorts to after each terrorist strike on Ukraine to justify the actions of the Russian army and try to provoke a rift between civilians and the military in Ukraine," the statement says.
Russian attack on Kyiv
During the night of Monday, June 23, Russia launched over 350 drones, ballistic and cruise missiles at Ukrainian territory. The main target of the attack was Kyiv.
In the capital, several districts suffered destruction, with significant infrastructure damage. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 7 people were confirmed dead - 6 in Kyiv and 1 in Bila Tserkva (Kyiv region).
Meanwhile, the number of injured in Kyiv has risen to 25, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration, including 4 children. 8 people were injured in the Solomianskyi district and 17 in the Shevchenkivskyi district.
During the combined attack, the apartment of Taras Topolia, the lead singer of the band Antytila, was also damaged. The building he lived in with his wife, singer Alyosha (Olena Topolia), was hit by a blast wave.
For more details on the aftermath of the Russian strike on Kyiv, read our material on the topic.
