In this way, the Kremlin hopes to avoid recognizing Russia as a terrorist country and to create the conditions for real terrorist attacks in Ukraine.
Russia intensified its efforts to falsely show to all world, allegedly Ukraine is a terrorist country, and thus prevent itself from being recognized as such. This is stated in the report of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) dated October 12.
“It appears that Russia has stepped up its information operation to falsely portray Ukraine as a terrorist state in order to create an information environment to counter attempts to recognize Russia as a terrorist state,” ISW believes.
This is indicated by reports from Russia about the alleged detention by the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Ukrainian citizens for allegedly preparing “terrorist attacks” in the Sverdlovsk, Moscow, and Bryansk regions on October 12. And also the fact that Russian bloggers actively accuse Ukraine of terrorism, calling on the Russian authorities to strengthen “counter-intelligence” procedures and officially recognize Ukraine as a terrorist state.
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“Allegations of Ukraine's preparation for possible and subversive activities in Russia are consistent with a broader attempt to create informational conditions to respond to Ukraine's attempts to officially recognize Russia as a terrorist state, especially after recent massive attacks on critical Ukrainian infrastructure and residential areas,” the report said.
The Institute's experts also point out that the Russian information space can create prerequisites for justifying further massive strikes on Ukrainian rear lines, although, as ISW previously noted, this tactic is part of the Russian way of waging war and will likely be used regardless of information conditions. The Russian authorities can also create similar attacks against Russia under a false flag and qualify them as terrorist acts committed by Ukraine.
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Recall that in one of the previous reports, ISW noted that in Russia, the perception of the trajectory of the war and the capabilities of the Armed Forces is changing, the population of this country appears to be in for a rude awakening. And the Russian media admit that the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the south poses a significant threat to the occupying forces.
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