The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine informs that the Russian propagandists continue the active phase of the information operation "Perun."
It is aimed at destabilizing the political situation in Ukraine and Western countries and "creating conditions for solving the tasks" of the so-called svo. The "Perun" operation is also being conducted in occupied territories of Ukraine and in most regions of the Russian Federation.
Units of the "Federal Service of National Guard Troops" and spies of the "Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Federation" are involved in the operation.
Kremlin propagandists instruct Russian Guard spies to carry out measures, including:
- Discrediting Ukrainian and Western pro-Ukrainian politicians, accusing them of corruption and betrayal of Ukraine's interests.
- Justifying Russia's aggression against Ukraine and presenting the situation around our State from Kremlin-friendly positions.
- Spreading disinformation in the media space about the purported "normalization of life" in the Ukrainian territories enslaved by Russia, with the direct participation of the Russian leadership.
- Forming an image of "Ukrainian Nazis" in the Russian and European media space, and so on.
According to the Russian methodological special services, events in Ukraine in the first half of 2024 should be covered using both long-known and newly invented fake narratives: alleged planning of a state coup in Kyiv, accusing Ukraine of starting hostilities in Donbas, mass killing of pro-Russian activists in Odessa, and so on.
The peak of propaganda measures is set for the day of the so-called presidential elections in Russia. The Russian forces plan to complete the "Perun" operation by June 30 of this year.
