'Putin is Dead' News Meant To Gauge Russians’ Reactions, Says Ukraine Intel
HUR spokesman Andriy Yusov said the Kremlin-orchestrated hoaxes are "designed for domestic audiences" and are "part of a certain scheme."
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The Kremlin spread rumors that President Vladimir Putin had died to test his popularity and strengthen his grip on Russia, according to Ukraine.
Andrii Yusov, a spokesman for the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, said that the bombshell report of Putin’s demise made last week by the popular Telegram channel General SVR — which purports to be run by a former Russian intelligence officer – was all a ruse by Russia.
While the 71-year-old president’s death would spell “good news” for Ukrainians, it was really “an inside story that it aimed at [the] domestic Russian audience,” Yusov told the Ukrainian outlet Radio NV.
“The basic purpose of fake news is to look at how society reacts in terms of numbers and dynamics, to look at the reactions of individuals, the elite and the media,” he claimed.
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https://nypost.com/2023/11/03/news/k...arity-ukraine/