Russian special services have created a network of fake accounts of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi. They are spreading unreliable information about the situation at the front and the AFU Commander-in-chief.
Russia seeks ways to discredit Syrskyi
The Centre for Combating Disinformation (CCD) and the SSU cyber department discovered a large-scale Russian Federation disinformation campaign to discredit the AFU Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.
It turned out that the enemy is spreading fakes about the situation at the front and about Commander-in-Chief for the purpose of informational and psychological influence on servicemen, the report says.
At the same time, it is noted that Russia sends destructive messages through Syrskyi's fake accounts on Facebook, Instagram, X and Telegram.
The CCD notes that the information countermeasure units of the Russian special services have been significantly activated recently both in Ukraine and in NATO member states.
Ukrainians are urged to get information from official sources. In particular, the CCD is reminded of what it is like on the AFU Commander-in-Chief official page.
Syrskyi's appointment as a new AFU Commander-in-Chief
On February 8, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, announced the decision to dismiss Valerii Zaluzhnyi from the post of AFU Commander-in-Chief. Instead, Oleksandr Syrskyi was appointed for this post.
Earlier it was reported that the Russians are trying to impose the image of a "Soviet and Russian" person on Syrskyi.
The Center for Combating Disinformation emphasises that supporting the campaign that the AFU Commander-in-Chief is a "Russian man" is playing along with enemy disinformation.
