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Russia is not winning on all fronts
Russian Army is somewhat advancing, but not on all fronts – mainly in the Donetsk region – while Russian Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu, informs about taking over villages such as Bogdanovka, Novomihailovka and Pervomaiskoe, which is not much of a spectacular success for a superpower. Even today Russia does not have control over the entire Donetsk region (for example...
Intentionally and with no evidence, Ukraine and the West accused of being behind Moscow terrorist attack
The militant group Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack in Moscow. On the day of the attack – the 23rd of March – ISIS published a photograph of four attackers. On the 24th of March, however, ISIS released a video of the attack at the concert hall. The video, confirmed to be real by the BBC, shows...
Navalny’s death overshadowed Moscow’s disinformation on the military campaign in Ukraine
Despite this February marking the second anniversary since the start of Ukraine’s suffering at the hands of Russian aggression, which has resulted in thousands of casualties and never-ending destruction of everything significant for Ukraine and Ukrainians, Moscow’s disinformation campaign in regard to its military campaign continues to persistently spread throughout the world. Most recently, such disinformation was directly spread...
Germany’s Scholz rules out deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has categorically ruled out the deployment of ground troops from NATO states to Ukraine in its war against Russia, publishes DPA news agency.
The chancellor opposed French President Emmanuel Macron's earlier comments that nothing was off the table to make sure Kiev wins the war, including the deployment of French troops.
At a Ukraine aid conference on...
EU’s financial assistance for Ukraine does not mean that Europe is at war with Russia
The EU has never called for a war with Russia but has helped Ukraine to preserve its territorial integrity and democratic society. Europe condemns Russian aggression and appeals for it to stop. The claim that Macedonian citizens should prepare for mobilization is just arbitrary. So far, no one has announced any kind of mobilization. This speculation has been circulated...
Altered video of dancing Zelenskyy spreads on social networks in North Macedonia’s surroundings
Photo: Screenshot from the altered video
Since the beginning of the year, a new deepfake video of Zelenskyy dancing in a red traditional costume has spread on social networks. The video of the President of Ukraine is shared on Facebook and TikTok. The video, however, is a fabricated clip from 2020, showing a Russian dancer on some kind of a...
The alleged Nazism in Kyiv still the subject of Russian disinformation
Several disinformation narratives have prevailed this year in the Macedonian-language online space and media – from Ukraine’s “statehood being at stake” should the war continue, to the claim that Zelenskyy has lost popularity. The most consistent disinformation narrative, however, concerns the connection between Kyiv elites and Nazism – a narrative directly promoted by Putin and Medvedev. What stands out...
A disinformation round “Sofia-Belgrade-Skopje” with a typical Russian flair
The flow of Russian disinformation has become familiar – it starts in Russia, travels to Serbia, and from there, it spreads throughout the entire Western Balkans. In the following case, however, disinformation’s source is in Bulgaria. The avalanche of disinformation started with an episode of the Bulgarian show “Don’t Be Afraid with Vasil Vasilev” and then spread to Serbian...
The video doesn’t show Chinese immigrants fleeing from Russia
Photo: A screenshot from the video
The video shared in the post we are fact-checking does not show Chinese immigrants fleeing from Russia following Putin’s offer of citizenship to foreigners fighting for Russia. It shows people traveling from Russia for New Year’s holidays. The video appeared a few days before Putin’s Decree on 4 January, which puts on the fast...
Casino advertisement presented as Satanic ritual in Ukrainian church
Photo: A screenshot from the video
A video featuring people donning Satanic costumes, masks, and makeup dancing and singing in Ukrainian is being used by the Russian propaganda apparatus to disinform the public. It is insinuated that it was recorded in Ukrainian church, thus making Ukraine out to be satanic and demonic. However, the video was not recorded in a...
There is no evidence that Ukraine is losing 30,000 troops per month in the war with Russia
Photo: ukrinform.net
Ukraine’s former Public Prosecutor, Yuriy Lutsenko, is spreading unconfirmed data regarding the number of killed and wounded Ukrainian troops. In fact, in his own statement he calls upon authorities in Ukraine to publish the accurate data of wounded soldiers, thereby tacitly admitting that his statement was not based on official data. Ukraine has not been disclosing the numbers...
The trust of the Ukrainians in Zelenskyy is not at 42%
Source: ukrinform.net
There is no publicly accessible opinion poll in Ukraine which shows that the trust in the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is 42 percent. Research by the Kyiv International Institute for Sociology shows that the public trust in Zelenskyy is 62 percent. However, Gallup’s recent research indicated that the trust of the Ukrainians in him is 81 percent,...
A doctored video employed to mock Biden
Photo: A screenshot of the video
The sound was edited and does not correspond to the sound of the original video from Biden and Zelenskyy’s press conference (12 December), published by the prestigious Forbes. The audio was technically processed and edited, so it creates the impression that Biden smiled at a specific question from a journalist. But, even if any...
A manipulation with altered photograph to show Nazy symbol on the Ukrainian uniform
Photo: Screenshot of the FB post
The photograph in the fact-checked post, showing two people with Nazi symbols on their uniforms, is altered. Foreign fact-checkers have determined that the Ukrainian flag emblem was added to the uniform of the man on the left. The eagle on the sleeve of the man on the right was copied from the uniform of...
Levica snatched up Kremlin’s megaphone
Representatives of Levica on the celebration in Moscow on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Soviet Pioneers Photo: Official Levica's FB page
A large part of the public in North Macedonia already perceives Levica (The Left) as a pro-Russian party, deeply embedded in the Kremlin propaganda machinery. The party uses the Moscow terminology, calling the...
NMacedonia’s FM Osmani: Russia destabilizes the Western Balkans with visible steps
Bujar Osmani, the current Chairman of the OSCE and Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia, said today that the Russian Federation is a factor of destabilization in the Western Balkans region. Unlike the US and EU support for N.Macedonia and the entire region, Russia does not play the identical role in the Western Balkans, he said.
“The Russian Federation...
Lavrov created drama in Skopje: Instead of giving answers, he argued with journalists
Written speech and disputes with journalists comprised Sergey Lavrov’s tactics in the press conference; Photo: Meta.mk
Russia turned today’s press conference of Sergei Lavrov into a propagandist theater play in the heart of Skopje, wishing to overshadow the last day and the conclusions of the OSCE Ministerial Council’s meeting. Even before the press conference of Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister ended,...
OSCE Ministerial Council: Harsh condemnations of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the blockade of OSCE
Harsh condemnations of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and Russia's blockade of the OSCE operations were voiced by the speakers at the beginning of the OSCE Ministerial Council today in Skopje. They sent a message that the Russian aggression against Ukraine violates the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe from Helsinki, which is the...
Macedonian PM will not meet Russian FM Sergei Lavrov
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski before the start of the OSCE Ministerial Council that is held in Skopje, said that he would not meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
He noted that each country in its own way sends a message about Russia's unjustified aggression against Ukraine.
Kovachevski hopes that important decisions will be made at the OSCE Ministerial...
OSCE parallel conference: Russia is brutal towards Ukraine, the role of the civil society is extremely important
From the address of Pia Kauma, the president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. Photo: Meta.mk
Democracy is declining in countries where there is no room for civil society activism. We are witnessing an alarming number of armed conflicts, in the last year we have been witnessing how Russia has been brutal towards Ukraine and destroyed European values. It should be...
