Defence Intelligence: Putin TV preparing fake news about occupied Horlivka

Russian military propagandists from the Information Counteraction Department within the Center of the Territorial Forces of the Southern Military District (Rostov-on-Don) are preparing provocative, false materials about Ukrainian soldiers, allegedly shelling residential buildings of temporarily occupied Horlivka city.

The press center of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine informed on Facebook.

"Experts of the Center for Information and psychological counteraction Department within the Center of the Territorial Forces(Novocherkassk), the Southern Military District (Rostov-on-Don) of the Russian Armed Forces with the participation of military personnel from 3 motorized rifle brigade (Horlivka), 1 AK (Donetsk) in coordination with locals are preparing materials about alleged "attacks" by the ATO forces on residential buildings of Horlivka, for further spread by Russian media, "- statement says.

The press center of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine also noted that Russian commanders continues to implement targeted informational attcks to discredit the ATO forces.

Ukrinform