Sorting fact, disinformation after Russian attack on Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Associated Press journalists are documenting military activity across Ukraine, where disinformation is spiking during a Russian ground and air offensive. With social media amplifying a torrent of military claims and counter-claims, determining exactly what is happening can difficult. Here's a look at some of what can be confirmed.
Activity with direct witnesses:
— Russian military vehicles crossing from Belarus into Ukraine at the Senkovka crossing point in the Chernihiv region
— Russian military vehicles crossing a bridge near Tavriysk and Novaya Kakhovka in the southern Kherson region, and Russian military helicopters flying over the area
— Security camera footage showing Russian military vehicles crossing from Crimea into government-held territory at Armyansk checkpoint
— Explosions around Kyiv, and their aftermath
— Helicopters flying over Kyiv, believed to be Russian
— Fire near the headquarters of the Ukrainian intelligence agency
— Explosions in Dnipro in eastern Ukraine
— Explosions near an airfield and bomb depot in Myrhorod in eastern Ukraine, including sounds of shelling.
— Aftermath of explosions in Mariupol, strategic city of Azov Sea near Russian border
— An exploded shell inside an apartment building in the eastern city of Kharkiv; a resident described the blast and said a neighbor was injured in the leg and taken away by an ambulance
— Just outside the separatist-held areas, in Bakhmut, military officers stationed on the road and crowds lining up at gas stations and banks to prepare to flee
— In Sievierodonetsk, families hiding in a bomb shelter after reports of two explosions
Announced by Ukrainian and Russian authorities:
— Fighting in Hostomel, seven kilometers (4 miles) from...
