Kovalenko refuted Arestovych's predictions about the mobilization of women
Oleksiy Arestovych (Photo: Facebook of the propagandist)

The information about the mobilization of women, which has been circulating on social media recently, is not true. This was reported by Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council.

"The mobilization of women in Ukraine was not planned and is not planned. All talk about it is completely nonsensical," he said.

According to Kovalenko, fake news is spread by bloggers who work in the interests of Russian propaganda, including former part-time advisor to the Office of the President, Oleksiy Arestovych.

Arestovych made the prediction that women would allegedly be mobilized in Ukraine during a video interview with Russian blogger Yulia Latynina. According to him, the draft of women could allegedly begin as early as autumn due to the Russians' numerical superiority.

Kovalenko reminded that Arestovych is under sanctions in Ukraine, and his YouTube channel has been blocked.

"Working in the interests of Russia through information warfare," wrote the head of the Center for Strategic Communications.

He added that Latynina is also part of the Kremlin's disinformation campaign aimed at the supposedly liberal public.

"Russian intelligence services have always infiltrated such people like her into liberal circles in order to obtain inside information and influence a similar audience," Kovalenko said.

  • On May 1, the president put into effect new sanctions by the National Security and Defense Council, with the list including 81 legal entities and 76 individuals, including Arestovych.
  • In May, Arestovych's main YouTube channel was blocked , and in June his second YouTube channel was also blocked.