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Fake: Ukraine Plans to Blow Up 550 Tons of Ammonia in Novotroitske | StopFake

The assertion [by Russia's Ministry of Defense] that Ukraine is orchestrating a provocation involving the explosion of 550 tons of ammonia in Novotroitske is unfounded. The ammonia pipeline in that area has been out of service since 2022, with the section in the Donetsk region fully decommissioned. It no longer contains any significant quantity of ammonia, making such a scenario technically impossible.

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NATO’s Eastward Expansion and the Supposed Betrayal of Russia | Geopolitical Monitor

However, while the West's indecisive and dithering approach to the Ukrainian crisis may certainly warrant criticism, especially from the standpoint of the Ukrainians, there are ample grounds on which to contest the narrative that NATO has reneged on any of its formal obligations towards Russia under international law or provoked Russia by breaking a "gentleman's agreement" entered into with the Russian state.

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Manipulation: Ukraine Left Without School Textbooks After Closure of USAID Program | StopFake

The assertion that Ukraine has been left without school textbooks following the closure of a USAID program is a manipulation. In reality, the USAID program was implemented as planned, and textbook provision continues through funding from Ukraine's state budget. Such disinformation is intended to sow panic and erode public trust in both Ukrainian authorities and international partners.

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Fake: NATO Chief Rutte “Ukraine Should Fight Until 2030”

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has made no statement suggesting that Ukraine "must fight until 2030." In reality, Rutte warned that Russia could be prepared to use military force against NATO within the next five years, and emphasized that the threat to European security will persist even after the war in Ukraine concludes.

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Fake: UK Visa Center in Kyiv Closed Down After Russian Shelling

In reality, the visa center, which helps to obtain visas to the UK, has long since moved to another address. As a result of the Russian shelling, the building where it is currently located was not damaged, and it continues to operate. This visa center is a commercial structure and is formally in no way connected with the British government.

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Fake: Ukrainian Hackers Target Pentagon Website Over Display of Russian Tricolor – Wired

The American outlet Wired has not reported that a so-called 'Ukrainian branch' of the Anonymous hacker collective attacked the U.S. Department of Defense website over a Russian flag image used in a Flag Day greeting. Russian propaganda appropriated Wired's branding to fabricate yet another disinformation narrative aimed at discrediting Ukraine.

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