Russian air defense managed to repel an attack on Crimea
Photo: Alexey BULATOV
Ukrainian telegram channels were full of messages about the arrival at the Bakhchisarai military base. There appears to be a column of smoke rising above it. The publications appeared in the context of information about a missile attack on a military base in Sevastopol to cause panic and fear among the population. But the messages turned out to be fake. This was discovered by Komsomolskaya Pravda as part of a joint project with Noodles Media, aimed at exposing false information.
On September 22, the Ukrainian army made another attempt to attack Crimea. But the air defense managed to prevent it. This was announced by Governor Sergei Aksenov.
“The air defense forces shot down cruise missiles over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,” the head of the peninsula said on the official Telegram channel and called for calm.
Ukrainian telegram channels immediately took advantage of the situation and released smoke for the attack on the Bakhchisarai military base.
– Filler and fake. The grass on the outskirts of the city is burning from the remains of a fallen missile, said Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to the head of Crimea.
He clarified that the situation in the city is calm. The fire is being extinguished by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the combustion is under control and does not represent any danger to the population.
Residents are asked to trust official channels only. Ukrainian social networks are often caught giving false information: fires and road closures are presented as attacks on Russian targets, planned destruction of explosive objects as arrivals. All this is done to sow panic and generate distrust.
According to forecasts, in 2023 more than 12.5 million fakes will be published on the Internet. In two years, their number has multiplied by 8. “Noodles Media” is a fact-checking project that refutes fake news. You can now write your own analyzes on the project website. We can all contribute to the fight against misinformation. The most important instructions and rules for checking the correctness of information are already waiting for you on the site.
