Ukraine’s Intelligence Warns of Russian Disinformation Operation Targeting Occupied Oleshky
Russia is preparing an alleged international propaganda operation to divert attention from Russian war crimes and the worsening humanitarian situation in the occupied city of Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region, while attempting to discredit Ukraine’s Defense Forces, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (DIU) has warned , UATV English reports. According to Ukrainian intelligence, the…
Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (DIU) has issued a warning that Russia is preparing an international disinformation operation targeting the occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region. The alleged operation, scheduled for October 22, 2026, at 3 p.m. Kyiv time via Zoom, will allegedly discuss crimes committed by Ukrainian forces against civilians in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The conference, which Russia claims will include 80 countries, is being organized by Rodion Miroshnik, a former Ukrainian official now serving as an ambassador-at-large for Russia’s Foreign Ministry. DIU claims the event will feature staged appearances by purported witnesses and victims of Ukrainian military crimes, as well as propagandists from Russia Today, Russian embassy staff, and representatives of Russian-controlled cultural and diplomatic organizations.
The intelligence agency argues that the real objective of the operation is to shift international attention away from Russian crimes in occupied Ukrainian territories, particularly the humanitarian situation in Oleshky, and to discredit Ukraine’s Defense Forces and the European Union's support for Ukraine.
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