DISINFO: A NATO-Labelled Laptop used by the Neo-Nazis proves that Ukraine was about to invade Donbas and Crimea

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DISINFO: A NATO-Labelled Laptop used by the Neo-Nazis proves that Ukraine was about to invade Donbas and Crimea

SUMMARY

A laptop with intelligence and NATO markings was found at the Right Sector’s headquarters.

The invasion was planned from land and sea. According to our intelligence and the testimony of Ukrainian captives, the offensive operation was to begin on 8 March this year. The facts indicate that a simultaneous invasion of both the territory of the Donbas Republics and the Russian Federation – Crimea – was planned.

RESPONSE

Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation that Ukraine was planning to attack Russia to justify its aggression, invation and war in Ukraine.

This narrative is part of the support campaign of Russian aggression against Ukraine, which started on 24 February 2022. Leaders of the European Union recognised that Moscow's actions should be evaluated as “acts of violence and the violation of international law”.

The story has been debunked, NATO commented that nobody works on 15-year-old laptops, and social networks mocked the age of the alleged piece of evidence of the so-called large-scale invasion of Donbas and Russian-occupied Crimea.

Read also related cases: During the coup d’etat in Ukraine, the Right Sector was financed by NATO and Americans, right Sector and Ukrainian Nazis, supported by the CIA and Poland.

Disclaimer

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