The Armed Forces of Ukraine called reports from Russian state agencies about the withdrawal of troops from the left bank of the Dnieper an “information operation.”

The Armed Forces of Ukraine called the reports of Russian state agencies about the withdrawal of troops from the left bank of the Dnieper an “information operation.”

“Russian propagandists launched an operation to distract the Ukrainian Defense Forces and announced the withdrawal of their troops from the occupied territory of the Kherson region,” the Center for National Resistance, created by the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said in a statement.

The report notes that local residents did not record the corresponding movements of the Russian military.

On the morning of November 13, the state agencies RIA Novosti and TASS, citing the Ministry of Defense, reported the regrouping of Russian troops “east of the Dnieper.” “Having assessed the current situation, the command of the Dnepr group decided to transfer troops to more advantageous positions east of the Dnieper. After the regrouping, “Dnepr” will release part of the forces that will be used for the offensive,” stated the publications of TASS and RIA Novosti.

A few minutes after publication, the agencies canceled these messages. And the Ministry of Defense stated that “sending out a false message about the “regrouping” of troops in the Dnieper region, allegedly on behalf of the press center of the Russian Ministry of Defense, is a provocation.”

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