Russia struck at Shostka. Explaining the double threat of the news about "70 dead at the training ground"

Information about the deaths of 70 soldiers as a result of a Russian strike on a training ground near Shostka on May 20 was the key news the next morning.

The Ukrainian command was accused on social media of neglecting the lives of the military, organizing training grounds directly near the border with Russia, and deliberately lining up personnel. Public figures were also among the haters. Although only the fact of the Russian strike was not distorted in this news.

"A number of news platforms took it from the Russians without verification and dragged it into our information field," says LIGA.net Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation.