The much-publicised Ukrainian southern offensive was a disinformation campaign to distract Russia from the real one being prepared in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine’s special forces have said. Then, instead of the south, the offensive happened where they least expected, and this caused them to panic and flee.”On 29 August, Ukraine’s southern command announced that the long-anticipated offensive in the Kherson region had begun. Natalia Humeniuk, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s southern command, had insisted on a “regime of silence” and temporarily banned journalists from visiting the frontlines in Kherson. But Berezovets said the media stir around the southern offensive was a coordinated disinformation campaign by Ukraine, targeted at Russian forces, that had been building for several months. It was successful in provoking Russia to move equipment and personnel to the southern front, including partly from Kharkiv region, said Berezovets.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2022 09:41 UTC