The spokesman for the military unit, Major General Igor Konashénkov, pointed out that, according to confirmed information, the operation took place in the town of Moshun, 23 kilometers northwest of the capital, and was carried out by soldiers of the 72nd Main Psychological Operations Center of Ukraine.
He emphasized that the aim is to film these productions for later distribution by Western media.
“Ukrainian special services have already organized similar events in Sumy, Konotop and other cities,” he said.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, an action of this type was carried out in the city of Bucha in recent days, which was blamed on the army of this country.
Konashenkov reported on Tuesday that Russian forces destroyed 134 military ground targets in Ukraine last night, including eight command posts and a Tochka-U missile system complex.
He pointed out that his country’s aviation also eliminated one radar of the S-300 anti-aircraft system, six ammunition depots and two fuel depots, as well as 85 bases and areas of concentration of Ukrainian military materiel.
He noted that in the last few hours, anti-aircraft forces shot down four drones near the towns of Chernobayevka, Industriálnoye, Gurty and Nizhniaya Krynka.
The senior Russian officer said his country’s armed forces had destroyed a Ukrainian special forces training center near the town of Ochakov that used to house mercenaries.
Russia began a military operation in Ukraine on February 24 after authorities in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics requested help to repel rising aggression and intense bombing in Kiev.
Previously, Moscow had recognized the independence and sovereignty of both territories and signed treaties of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance with their leaders, which included the establishment of diplomatic relations and military assistance.
In his informational speech on the start of the operation, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the goal is to protect the people of Donbass from the abuses and genocide in Kyiv over the past eight years, in addition to “demilitarization” and ” Denazification”. Ukraine.
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