NEW: Russian authorities appear to be escalating their promotion of false flag information operations to distract from their lack of tangible battlefield gains & slow down the provision of Western military aid ahead of expected Ukrainian counteroffensives. isw.pub/UkrWar022823 
2/ The #Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) accused the “US and its accomplices” on February 28 of planning to carry out a provocation in #Ukraine using toxic chemicals.
3/ The #Russian MoD relatedly claimed on February 19 that #Ukrainian officials are planning false-flag attacks at hazardous radiation facilities in #Ukraine to accuse Russian forces of indiscriminately striking such sites.
4/ The apparent uptick in fallacious biochemical and nuclear false flag warnings accompanies a concerted #Russian false flag information operation accusing #Ukraine of preparing for an invasion of Russian-occupied #Transnistria, #Moldova.
5/ #Russian President Vladimir #Putin also notably re-introduced nuclear rhetoric into the Russian information space during his address to the Russian Federal Assembly on February 21 when he announced #Russia’s intent to suspend participation in #START. isw.pub/UkrWar022823
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