Kremlin Shady Horse Daniel Kovalik: Russian narratives under the guise of protection of human rights
The project “Shady Horses” delves into investigating Russian propaganda dissemination within Western countries through prominent individuals, often referred to as “talking heads.”
🔴New mass graves of civilians who fell victim to the Russian occupiers were discovered in the #Kyiv region – Oleksandr Pavliuk, head of the Kyiv regional military administration, NV reports
On April 29, a grave with three people (men) with signs of torture was found in the woods near the village of #Myrotske, #Bucha district. The victims were tortured for a long period of time, bullet wounds were found on their limbs. The bodies were sent for forensic examination.
On May 2, a grave with two people with traces of torture was discovered in the village of #Kalynivka, #Makariv municipality, #Bucha district. According to preliminary information, the occupiers first tortured and then killed two civilians.
Another group of militants linked to Yevgeny #Prigozhin, a Russian propagandist close to #Putin and owner of the Wagner PMC, began arriving in Ukraine today. The main task of criminals is to eliminate the top military and political leadership of #Ukraine.
Putin personally ordered another attack by one of the few trusted men. All previous attempts have ended in the failure and elimination of terrorists.
🔴1/5 The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Military Intelligence directorate has reported Russian elites have been planning to remove Vladimir #Putin from power – NV
2/5 A powerful opposition group has started forming among top Russian business circles, which allegedly has the support of #Russia's FSB security service. "Several variants are being discussed - poisoning, a sudden illness or an accident," Ukrainian intelligence says.
3/5 Influential Russians have already been looking for a replacement for #Putin. Some see FSB Director Alexander #Bortnikov as a likely candidate. Bortnikov recently fell out of favor with the Russian dictator.
2/5 The occupiers illegally removed people from the Left Bank district and shelters in the building of the sports club, where more than a thousand people (mostly women and children) were hiding from the constant bombing.
3/5 Fighting took place in these areas. To save the lives of #Mariupol residents, the Armed Forces of #Ukraine withdrew from crowded places, which was used by the aggressor.
❗️“Professional Ukrainian” Viacheslav Kovtun that actively took part in the #Kremlin’s propaganda machine is now looking for a job in #Poland.
This has been reported by journalist Yevhen Klimakin on Facebook. He was sent Kovtun’s CV and could not believe what he saw: traitor of Ukraine (Viacheslav has Ukrainian citizenship) from propaganda shows on Russian state-controlled channels, NTV, "Russia 1", etc., was in Poland.
Kovtun is notorious for playing the role of the "tame Ukrainian" in the worst Russian programs that had been sowing hatred and preparing the Russians for a full-scale war – for example, in the show of propagandist Vladimir Solovyov, Ukrainian journalist Denys Kazanskyi notes.