Yesterday we had this media wave:
* Russian planes ‘destroyed’ in major attack on Morozovsk airfield - Telegraph
* [https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/ukraine-drones-destroy-six-russian-warplanes-in-one-of-its-biggest-attacks-of-war/ar-BB1l7lcB](Ukraine drones destroy six Russian warplanes in one of its biggest attacks of war) - The i
* Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian warplanes in one of its biggest drone attacks of the war - AP
* Russia-Ukraine war live: 20 members of Russian airfield personnel killed or injured in drone attack, Kyiv says - Guardian
* Ukraine war latest: Ukraine strikes airfields in Russia, destroying or damaging 19 warplanes, sources say - Kyiv Independent
* OVERNIGHT ONSLAUGHT Ukraine launches massive drone attack destroying six planes & killing 20 Russian troops as ’60 explosions’ rock airbase - The Sun
The #Russia claim of no significant damage has been confirmed by the anti-Russian Institute for the Study of War:
#ISW has yet to find any visual evidence that Ukrainian forces have damaged or destroyed aircraft or infrastructure at any of the four Russian airbases targeted by drones on the night of 4-5 April.
Such news cycles of fake claims of alleged Ukrainian successes are a major reason why some in the western public still believe that the #Ukraine can win the war.
