Zelensky on Russian disinformation: Why partners sometimes believe the fakes about the front.

According to ТСН: Russian false reports distort the perceptions of Western countries about the situation on the battlefield.

President Volodymyr Zelensky pointed out this problem during a meeting with media representatives.

"I sometimes wonder how there can be such different views of what is happening on the battlefield. For example, when our military briefs Europeans, Americans, and when Americans are briefed by Russian military. Frankly, I do not understand how this can be, when access to satellites is available to all these parties, and we receive information from partners' satellites, not the other way around. However, we need to brief, we need to sometimes refute major nonsense, because there is absolutely different understanding of what is happening on the battlefield," the head of state wonders.

Zelensky emphasized that Russians work better in the information space, spreading false information and presenting wishes as reality.

"I believe that the most important thing is for the military to work more with each other at their level. I constantly emphasize this to our military – they must work with Americans every day. Talk every day, communicate every day, brief every day, provide real information every day. This is a big, complicated job. But when we show the same map, and we are told that we are surrounded, and we say they are surrounded – I am amazed. I don’t know how the military communicates with each other. I simply do not understand how this can be. The same village, and we see it so differently. The only plus is that we hear each other, and time answers these questions," said Zelensky.

He also noted that time confirms the alignment of the United States and other allies to the real situation. Russian statements do not reflect reality, and Ukraine has more capabilities than it is considered.

"It’s like with Pokrovsk, which was supposedly supposed to be captured by the Russians last summer, or what Putin recently said, that they 'have surrounded Kupiansk'. They simply 'surrounded Kupiansk' – and we get a signal from partners to confirm this. Honestly, I am surprised by such questions. Everyone should have real information, especially those who have strong satellites, strong intelligence, strong media, and not just rely on what 'someone said somewhere', someone relayed to someone, and so on," the president summed up.

Earlier, Zelensky also commented on the possible reduction in the number of the Ukrainian army in the event of a peace agreement.

Zelensky's statements address an important topic of information warfare, which intersects with real military actions. In the modern world, where information can shape opinions and perceptions, it is important to have accurate and verified information about the developments on the front. The fact that the Russian side successfully creates confusion in the perception of the situation once again underscores the need for coherent communication among allies and effective work of the Ukrainian military in this context.