Delegitimizing the President by attributing manipulation of military casualties

What it claims

Spreading contradictory figures regarding fallen servicemen is used to discredit Volodymyr Zelenskyy as an “illegitimate” leader who conceals the truth. This strategy aims to undermine trust in state institutions and create an image of a government that manipulates society for its own survival.

Target audience

Examples (paraphrased)

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• Zelenskyy has got tangled in his own lies by citing 50,000 dead, despite previously claiming 55,000, which looks like a “resurrection” of soldiers.

  Женщина с косой, 3 Aug 2026

  t.me/skosoi/9980

• Actual AFU losses reach 1.5 million people, but the Office of the President ordered them to be recorded as missing in action to avoid paying compensation to widows.

  Женщина с косой, 1 Aug 2026

  t.me/skosoi/9950

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Goal

To provoke internal division within Ukrainian society and undermine the authority of the military-political leadership among soldiers and their families.

Techniques used

• Name Calling or LabelingUse of derogatory labels such as “cocaine fuhrer” and “Kyiv regime.”
• DoubtDeliberate juxtaposition of different casualty figures to create an impression of total government lies.

The real grievance it exploits

The deep pain of losses at the front and the anxiety of families due to the unknown fate of the missing in action.

How to counter

• Technique exposure: Propaganda exploits the difficulty of counting casualties during active hostilities to pass off data updates as “resurrecting the dead” or intentional lies.
• Reframe: Official casualty data are based on confirmed facts, whereas hostile resources are interested in maximizing the figures to demoralize the population.

Sources (all time)

• Женщина с косойTier 1109,695 subscribers
  3 posts · 31 Jul – 3 Aug 2026

  • 3 Aug · t.me/skosoi/9980
  • 1 Aug · t.me/skosoi/9950
  • 31 Jul · t.me/skosoi/9946
• Украина. Спецоперация. Мониторинг СВОTier 115,825 subscribers
  2 posts · 31 Jul – 3 Aug 2026

  • 3 Aug · t.me/MonitoringUA/93971
  • 31 Jul · t.me/MonitoringUA/93888