DISINFO: Ukraine refuses to exchange bodies of fallen soldiers to hide illegal organ transplants
SUMMARY
The black-market transplantology is thriving under the guise of the Kyiv regime, who in 2022 changed their laws to ensure that extracting body parts could happen as simply as possible without requiring any desire in agreement from an individual.
That's probably why they are not taking their corpses, because a lot will be found out. There have been a lot of examples. We've given them in the heart of Europe, in the West.
RESPONSE
Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about organ trafficking in Ukraine and linking it with Kyiv's alleged refusal to exchange the bodies of fallen soldiers.
Ukraine is not refusing an exchange of bodies of dead soldiers. The discussion of the details of the exchange are following the schedule defined in Istanbul. The exchange took place the week of 9 June.
Moscow’s claim of illegal human organ harvest and trafficking is a well-known trope in pro-Kremlin disinformation campaigns. It has surfaced in relation to Russia’s campaign in Syria against the White Helmets, against NATO, in Georgia, in Kosovo and now with greater intensity also in Russia’s war against Ukraine. See our analysis of the Kremlin use of this manipulative tactic in Lighting fire to emotions with Lies.
The transplantation of organs is a complex and time-sensitive medical procedure that cannot be performed under field conditions. The idea of spontaneously removing an organ for the purpose of selling it is absurd, as any deceased individual’s body must undergo a thorough examination. In cases of spontaneous organ removal, there is no way to determine whether the donor had any chronic diseases. Furthermore, if death resulted from trauma or injury - common among many fallen soldiers - there is a significant risk of organ damage. Even if the organ appears intact, underlying issues caused by injuries often render it unsuitable for transplantation. Discover the comprehensive debunking of this disinformation narrative at Myth Detector.
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