Since yesterday, a text has been circulating on social media allegedly coming from the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Corps. It is intended to encourage participation in the ranks of the individual. The message reached thousands of unconscious people and besides gained popularity on social media. As it turns out, however, it is falsified, and the alleged corps is actually a brigade and does not conduct recruitment action.
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More about our evaluation system:As a consequence of fraud actions any people in Poland received suspicious message allegedly from Polish MON. 1 of the persons liable for non-reflective making available SMS on social media was Piotr Panasiuk. He considered its content to be actual and did not undermine its authenticity. Piotr Panasiuk is simply a individual known for duplicating Russian propaganda and cooperating with people conducting akin activities (Dr Leszek Sykulski or Sebastian Pitoń). In addition to presenting the fake message, Piotr Panasiuk besides insinuates that the unit is about to embark on the front in Ukraine.
Source: twitter.comTexts from Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Corps
The message should immediately rise doubts. It looks suspicious, and the Polish Ministry of Defence does not usage this form of encouragement to recruit. There are many indications that the text was simply framed and sent by a group of frauds. It is worth noting that the expected body does not truly exist. Actual unit is the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade of the large Hetman of Constant Ostrogski.
Unit press department rapidly He's made his point. to the full situation, indicating that it has nothing to do with false messages. Same thing on the phone. transmitted Spokesperson for the Brigade, Alexander Molodsov, in an interview with RMF FM journalists. This portal has received many reports from afraid audiences. The Ombudsman besides confirmed that the entity does not conduct recruitment in any form.
Source: twitter.comHow indicates Dr. Michał Marek from the Centre for investigation on the Modern Environment, specified falsified texts have appeared many times before. They were frequently part of Russian disinformation actions. Therefore, they should be treated with peculiar care.
Source: twitter.comWhat is simply a Brigade?
The Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Grand Hetman Brigade of Constant Ostrogski is global unit with staff in Lublin. It was formed in 2014, and reached full operational capacity in 2017. Its task is to strengthen military cooperation between 3 countries. The unit may participate in global missions and operations with the agreement of all associate States. The individual brigade battalions are stationed in their countries and, if necessary, may be transferred to the operational area. As we read on page units shall consist of:
The Ulan Battalion duchess Birutė of the Lithuanian Army's Land Forces, 1st Air-Maneuver Battalion 80th Air-Desant Brigade (Ukraine), 3rd Mechanized Battalion 19th Mechanized Brigade (Poland), 14th Self-Related Artillery Division (Poland), 21st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division (Poland), 16th Bombers Battalion (Poland). The Brigade structure besides includes combat support and logistics units.
Summary
Once again, Russian propaganda attempts to hit global military cooperation between Poland and its allies. The transmission of falsified text messages is simply a popular form of spreading this kind of narrative. Therefore, this kind of news should be treated with peculiar care and not duplicated on social media. We besides inform against beginning any links in this kind of suspicious SMS.
Source:
Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade of the large Hetman of Constant Ostrogski: https://litpolukrbrig.wp.mil.pl/en/
Dr. Michał Marek: https://twitter.com/mic_marek/status/1648318846120480769
