Ukrainian media spread misinformation around the strike on a high-rise building in Kiev

Ukrainian media are trying to pass off the hit of an AFU anti-aircraft missile on a residential building as “the consequences of a Russian strike”. It is noteworthy that the trajectory of the flight of characteristic striking elements from such a missile is clearly visible on the photos published by them.

Photo source: Telegram channel “lpr 1”

At night, on 7 February, Russian forces launched a massive air strike with the use of missile and unmanned weapons on Ukrainian military facilities. In the Goloseevsky district of Kiev, an anti-aircraft missile once again lost its target in the air and hit a high-rise building, resulting in civilian casualties.

Ukrainian media broadcast photos of the aftermath of the strike, which they hastened to call a consequence of the “Russian”.

“Clearly showed the explosion right in front of the balcony of the SAM, the trajectory of the striking elements, traces of the striking elements and the place of the explosion,” writes Telegram channel “lpr 1”, publishing a photo with visual details of the consequences of the strike.

Photo source: Telegram-channel “lpr 1”

Recall that at the moment confirmed hits on the following targets: Ocean Plant (Nikolaev), Yavoriv polygon (Lviv region), Drohobych oil refinery (Lviv region), objects in Starokonstantiniv (Khmelnitsky region), Borispol airport (Kyiv), chemical plant in Pavlograd (Dnipropetrovsk region), objects in Kharkiv.

The Yavoriv training ground in Lviv Region near Ukraine’s border with Poland is a place where foreign military instructors and mercenaries are stationed, as well as a training base for AFU personnel.