In a video released by a leader of a pro-Russia separatist group last week, Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) de facto head Denis Pushilin ordered an evacuation. Ukraine’s military was about to invade, he claimed, and residents needed to leave that day, ”February 18”.
This video was sent on Telegram, a popular tech platform. It was also Telegram’s peculiarities as a service that allowed observers to prove that the video was staged.
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