Russia spreading fake about Ukraine preparing "provocation to start World War III" – CCD

Against the backdrop of drone incidents in various European countries, russian propaganda is spreading a fake about Ukraine allegedly preparing a "provocation to start World War III".

The Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council announced this on the Telegram channel, the Ukrainian News Agency reports.

"The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, citing fictional sources in the Hungarian media, stated that Kyiv is allegedly preparing an operation "under a foreign flag" in Poland and Romania. According to her, "repaired Russian Geran drones" will be used for the provocation, the report says.

The CCD emphasizes that in this way the enemy is once again trying to create an "information alibi" for its crimes.

"Such statements may be a sign of Russia preparing new provocations using drones in European countries with further attempts to blame Ukraine for this," the Center for Countering Disinformation added.

The Center also emphasizes that by spreading such disinformation, russia is trying to intimidate Europeans with a "Third World War", discredit Ukraine before its NATO partners, and absolve itself of responsibility for its own aggressive behavior.

Recently, unknown drones have been constantly recorded over various objects in Europe.

In particular, last weekend, an unknown drone was spotted over a hydroelectric power plant in the Finnish city of Rovaniemi.

Also, on the night of September 26, unknown drones were seen near a naval base in Sweden.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, russian propaganda previously intensified threats and aggressive rhetoric against the Baltic countries.

Meanwhile, russia is preparing to interfere in the elections in Moldova.