Budanov threatens peaceful Crimeans: Russia spreads new fake

Russian propaganda has launched a fake that intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov is threatening civilians in Crimea

This is reported by Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications.

"The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Kyrylo Budanov warned against traveling across the Crimean bridge and scares Crimeans with a new counteroffensive of Ukraine," writes a pro-Kremlin Telegram channel.

In fact, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate did not intimidate anyone. Kyrylo Budanov emphasized that Crimea will be liberated from Russian occupation. He recommends that civilians not use the Crimean bridge.

"Crimea is Ukraine, and the invading Russian forces are aware of this, so they spread such fakes to intimidate the civilian population with "reprisals by the Armed Forces" when they enter Crimea," the Center for Strategic Communications writes.

• On February 28, pro-Kremlin media outlets were spreading fake information that there were allegedly about 40 American biolabs operating in Ukraine.