Specialists of the Countering Disinformation Center at the National Security Council published a report on Russia's disinformation campaign aimed at the first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska. They analyzed foreign and Russian segments of social networks and concluded that disinformation was being spread from Russia. Some fakes appeared in the Russian segment of social networks, and later they were picked up by an international audience.
In general, the experts singled out three fakes in the report directed against Olena Zelenska and their further distribution in social networks:
- Allegedly, the first lady spent 40 thousand euros on shopping in Paris. The authors of the messages referred in their publications to the material of the French media "La Dépêche", although the material did not mention this;
- About the allegedly inappropriate use of funds for the Olena Zelenska Foundation. The authors claimed that Poland provides financial aid to Ukraine, and the first lady embezzles state funds. Analysts denied this information because, as they explain, Poland does not provide fixed funds;
- About the humanitarian aid given to Ukrainians allegedly in packages from Louis Vuitton Paris. The authors claimed that after a successful shopping trip, Olena Zelenska gives the needy "the cheapest pasta in packages from a world brand." Analysts denied this information because the video was first published in the Russian segment of social networks.
