Operation "Crushing Sword"
https://tass.com/world/1395269
Statement by Colonel Yan Leshchenko, head of the LNR People's Militia:
"Our intelligence managed to obtain reliable information about a special information campaign, codenamed CRUSHING SWORD, which is being developed by Ukrainian special services with the support of Western special services.
The aim of this campaign is to mislead world opinion and accuse the People's Republics and the Russian Federation of aggression against Ukraine. The task of the Ukrainian psychological operations forces is to spread panic among the population and the defenders of the people's republics.
At the first stage of the information campaign, with the start of aggression by the AFU, it is planned to broadcast prepared, staged videos about the alleged start of hostilities against Ukraine by the People's Republics and the Russian Federation.
In addition, in the second phase, the Ukrainian propagandists want to demonstrate the success of the Ukrainian army in allegedly successfully repelling the imaginary aggression of the people's republics and in conducting an offensive in Donbass. According to the plan, the international community and the Ukrainian people must be convinced of the legitimacy of the actions of the Ukrainian armed forces in the alleged liberation of Donbass from terrorists.
The deaths of civilians in the People's Republics are presented as the extermination of terrorists.
In the third phase, the Ukrainian media will publish staged footage allegedly showing the successful actions of the Ukrainian army in invading our republic, aimed at undermining the morale of our defenders and spreading panic among the population.
At present, there are already representatives of TV channels such as ICTV, Ukraine and 1+1 in the 24th mechanized brigade, which, under the supervision of soldiers from the 74th IPSL center at the training ground near the village of Nikolaevka, are actively preparing the mentioned staged videos."
