DISINFO: Mainstream media ignore the fact that Russia has already won the war in Ukraine

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DISINFO: Mainstream media ignore the fact that Russia has already won the war in Ukraine

SUMMARY

There's a lot of ideological falsification going on in the mainstream media about the war in Ukraine and what's really happening. Russians are driving Ukrainians back very fast and a bigger offensive is coming very soon in the spring here. Russia has pretty much won this war already, but they keep covering it up.

RESPONSE

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation about the inevitability of a Russian victory, aiming to demoralize Ukrainian forces and citizens and the international coalition backing them.

Even if Russia has advanced in some fronts and Ukraine has lost the city of Adviidka, the war is still undecided. European countries helping Ukraine are bracing to reinforce military supplies. Ukrainian armed forces remain about 750,000 strong, and around 500,000 additional conscripts could be mobilised soon. Many weapons promised to Ukraine have not arrived yet, but most are expected to do so throughout 2024, including F-16 aircraft fighters. Ukraine is also stepping up the domestic production of military equipment.

See other examples of similar disinformation narratives, such as claims that Ukraine's attacks ended in failure and all this shocked the collective West, that Ukraine is a broken toy for the West and it is ruining its finances, that Western media recognises Ukraine’s defeat, or that Ukraine’s defeat is coming and is widely acknowledged in the West and Kyiv alike.

Disclaimer

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