The Top-5 Russian Propaganda Fakes of the Week This week, Russian propaganda tried to convince the audience that Kostiantynivka was already occupied, exaggerated its own "successes" on the frontline, spread fake covers of French media, invented a "flight" of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and incited hostility between Ukrainians and Poles. 1️⃣ "Kostiantynivka is completely under the control of Russian troops" This statement by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was refuted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and representatives of the Defense Forces. According to the "Dzvin" and DELTA systems, the city remains under the control of Ukrainian military, and Russian statements do not correspond to reality. 2️⃣ "Russia 'liberated' more than 3 thousand square kilometers in Donbas and 'Novorossiya' since the beginning of 2026" The figures announced by Putin during his latest speech do not correspond to reality. According to the OSINT project DeepState, since the beginning of the year, Russian troops have occupied about 770 km², which is almost four times less than the "more than 3 thousand km²" announced by the Kremlin. Moreover, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are constantly conducting operations to liberate temporarily occupied territories, information about which, for security reasons, is not always made public immediately. Therefore, the real control of Russia over Ukrainian territory may be even less than that implied by open OSINT assessments. 3️⃣ "The French were left without air conditioners because of their help to Ukraine" Russian propaganda spread fake covers of French media, claiming that the French authorities allegedly left citizens without support for the sake of Ukraine. In fact, these "covers" are forgeries, and none of the mentioned French publications published such materials. 4️⃣ "Zelenskyy fled from Ukraine, and the front is collapsing" This fake appeared after the president's working visit to Ireland. In fact, Volodymyr Zelenskyy was there for offici