As embassies suspend operations in Kiev, Ukraine urges West not to fall for Russian psychological warfare – Meduza

Ukrainian officials have criticized several foreign embassies close their offices in Kiev amid fears of a possible Russian airstrike. On Wednesday, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry blamed the “media frenzy” that prompted diplomats from the United States, Spain, Italy and Greece to suspend their activities. US embassy sources told the Ukrainian news channel Suspilne that Washington was responding to the threat of a combined drone and missile attack by Russia.

“On this 1,001st day of the large-scale invasion, the threat of Russian shelling is as urgent as it has been for the past thousand days,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said. said on Wednesday. “We believe it would be appropriate for our partners to respond on the 1,001st day, just as they did on the thousand previous days, without any additional media frenzy.”

In one separate statementThe Ukrainian military’s Main Intelligence Directorate accused Russia of carrying out a “large-scale information and psychological attack.” The directorate noted that spoofed messages from its office have been spread on social networks and messaging platforms warning about a possible “particularly massive” rocket and bomb attack by Russia on Ukrainian cities. “This message is fake,” the Ukrainian agency said.

In recent weeks, Russia has intensified its attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, launching drone and missile attacks on Kiev, Odessa and other cities and regions. On Sunday, November 17, Russia reportedly fired 120 missiles and 90 drones, largely targeting energy facilities.