Russia spreading fakes on “forcible family separations” Ukrainian refugees allegedly face in Europe

Ukraine has refuted fake reports, spun by the Russian media, claiming that authorities in the EU forcibly separate children from their Ukrainian parents who have come to Europe to seek shelter from the Russian war in their home country.

That’s according to the latest recap of fake news spotted by The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

For example, Russian propagandists claim that Ukrainian children allegedly get taken away for "not finishing the meals they are given” or, on the contrary, “eating them too quickly,” as well as for a “too strong of emotional attachment to their parents,” or for their mothers “scolding them too loudly."

Kremlin media spread another fake story, with reference to Russian security forces, claiming that Ukrainians "turning their friends, relatives or acquaintances in” will be paid a $100 reward, while those detained will be sent to the so-called filtration camps for further detailed inquiry by the Security Service of Ukraine."

Disinformation was also issued by the "head" of the occupied part of Zaporizhia region, appointed by Russian invasion forces, who claimed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly "destroy crops across the region on purpose, by shelling fields, while wasting precious munitions."

As Ukrinform reported, pro-Kremlin "experts" are now spreading the narrative of Russia's alleged ability to end the war in Ukraine within a month.