Russian propaganda intimidating foreigners in Ukraine with fakes about employees of recruitment centers

Propagandists spread photo of fake brochure from British Embassy in Ukraine to discredit military recruitment centers among foreigners

Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels have recently begun to share a photo of a brochure that was allegedly printed at the British Embassy in Ukraine. It allegedly contains information for UK nationals who stay in Ukraine about how to "behave correctly" with representatives of territorial recruitment and social support centers. Foreigners were allegedly recommended to avoid contact with employees of such centers, not to maintain eye contact with them, not to respond to "rudeness, provocations, pushing, racist statements," and "not to sign any documents" under any circumstances.

This is a fake. First, the Russians made a mistake when creating a fake. They pointed out that the general mobilization of conscript men from 25 to 65 years of age is ongoing in Ukraine, and not from 25 to 60 years of age, as it actually is.

Secondly, the British embassy denied the propagandists' claims. Representatives of the diplomatic mission told Ukrinform that the British Embassy in Ukraine did not print such a flyer and that information about it was fake.

This disinformation is aimed at discrediting territorial recruitment and social support centers in the eyes of foreigners who are currently in Ukraine or are about to come to the country. By resorting to such intimidation through fakes, the Russians are trying to create the opinion that citizens of other states are also allegedly subject to mobilization in Ukraine, and employees of military recruitment centers can supposedly "pick them up" right off the street.

Earlier, Ukrinform refuted a fake, using which Russian propaganda tried to confirm the fictional narrative about the ineffectiveness of F-16 fighter jets received by Ukraine.

Dmytro Badrak