How did Vladimir Putin announce a major military victory in Ukraine that never actually happened?
At the end of last month, the Russian president boldly claimed his forces had captured the strategic Ukrainian town of Sviatohirsk. The announcement seemed perfectly timed to rebut reports from the CIA that the invasion was failing. But there was one massive problem: it was a complete fabrication.
Days later, Ukrainian commanders filmed themselves casually strolling through the safe, sunny streets of Sviatohirsk, sending Russian military bloggers into a meltdown. So, who fed the Kremlin such inaccurate information?
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