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Fact check: How clashes on Kyiv's outskirts fueled Russian disinformation blitz

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Fact check: How clashes on Kyiv's outskirts fueled Russian disinformation blitz

The Kyiv Independent · Nov 6, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC

A clash outside a National Guard building on Kyiv's outskirts on Nov. 2 fueled a widespread anti-Ukrainian disinformation campaign, as users online read false claims of "Azov torture chambers" and the beating of minors. The Kyiv Independent examined what really happened at the scene and how Moscow-linked disinformation networks swiftly seized the topic, twisting the facts or spreading outright falsehoods in an inform