"Мариуполь. Прямой удар русских войск по роддому. Люди под завалами. Дети под завалами. Это зверство! Сколько еще мир будет соучастником, игнорируя террор? Немедленно закройте небо! Немедленно приостановите убийства! Вы имеете силу. Но, похоже, теряете человечность" — заявил президент.
"Мариуполь. Прямой удар русских войск по роддому. Люди под завалами. Дети под завалами. Это зверство! Сколько еще мир будет соучастником, игнорируя террор? Немедленно закройте небо! Немедленно приостановите убийства! Вы имеете силу. Но, похоже, теряете человечность" — заявил президент.
A Russian Telegram channel with over 700,000 followers is spreading disinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine under the guise of providing "objective information" and fact-checking fake news. Its influence extends beyond the platform, with major Russian publications, government officials, and journalists citing the page's posts. Oh no. There’s a certain degree of myth-making around what exactly went on, so take everything that follows lightly. Telegram was originally launched as a side project by the Durov brothers, with Nikolai handling the coding and Pavel as CEO, while both were at VK. The account, "War on Fakes," was created on February 24, the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" and troops began invading Ukraine. The page is rife with disinformation, according to The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, which studies digital extremism and published a report examining the channel. In February 2014, the Ukrainian people ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych, prompting Russia to invade and annex the Crimean peninsula. By the start of April, Pavel Durov had given his notice, with TechCrunch saying at the time that the CEO had resisted pressure to suppress pages criticizing the Russian government. In 2014, Pavel Durov fled the country after allies of the Kremlin took control of the social networking site most know just as VK. Russia's intelligence agency had asked Durov to turn over the data of anti-Kremlin protesters. Durov refused to do so.
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