Russia’s Protection Ministry spokesman accused Ukraine at present of faking civilian deaths, evaluating the supposed act to the White Helmets in Syria.
Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov claimed Ukrainian forces are “staging provocations primarily based on patterns utilized by the White Helmets,” pointing to “staged movies” purportedly displaying civilian deaths, Russia’s official TASS information company reported.
The TASS report didn’t present any particular movies as proof. Russia’s assault on Ukraine at present has been widely documented on social media.
The White Helmets, formally generally known as the Syria Civil Protection, are a gaggle of Syrian rescue staff that function in rebel-held territories. The group grew to become recognized all over the world earlier on within the Syrian civil struggle for his or her rescue missions following Syrian authorities and Russian bombings of insurgent areas.
The Russian authorities has been extensively accused of launching a misinformation campaign in opposition to the White Helmets, accusing them of economic fraud, ties to terrorist teams and extra.
Russia helps the Syrian authorities within the Syrian civil struggle and launched a direct military intervention in 2015 to assist maintain President Bashar al-Assad in energy. This helped flip the tide of the struggle within the authorities’s favor. Insurgent territory is now primarily confined to elements of northern Syria.
Syria has been supportive of Russia within the latter’s battle with Ukraine up to now. Russia escalated the state of affairs at present by launching an enormous aerial and land assault all through Ukraine.
