Russia's False Reports of Ukrainian Commander's Disappearance Fuel Tensions in Bakhmut

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Russia's False Reports of Ukrainian Commander's Disappearance Fuel Tensions in Bakhmut
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Russia has launched a fake report claiming the disappearance of Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, amid peak battlefield tension in and around Bakhmut. Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister, Hanna Maliar, said the fake report is a typical information technology aimed at demoralizing the army, and the Russians expect to yield the effect by choosing the right moment to launch the spin and do it en masse.

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