Russian propaganda invents 'cavalry units' in Ukrainian Armed Forces

Russian propagandists presented video from Ukrainian brigade as 'evidence.'

Russian propaganda channels have claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are allegedly forming cavalry units to bypass Russian drones during assaults. As supposed "evidence," they cite a short video showing a Ukrainian soldier on horseback.

This is fake. The video being circulated is, in fact, a parody recruitment clip produced by the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Ivan Sirko. It features the iconic slogan from an Old Spice commercial – "Yes, I'm on a horse." The video was originally posted on the official TikTok account recruiting_92, which is used to attract new recruits to the brigade.

It is worth noting that it is the Russian army that actively employs horses and donkeys in the war. Russian military correspondents even produce pompous stories praising the supposed advantages of mounted fighters against Ukraine, claiming they can ride two to a horse while shooting back at drones.

In this way, Russian propagandists attempt to discredit the Ukrainian Armed Forces and spread false narratives about the alleged "technological backwardness" of Ukraine’s military.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Russian propaganda also misrepresented a sabotage operation by Ukraine's Defense Intelligence and Special Operations Forces on Russian railways as the actions of so-called "pro-Russian partisans" in the Odesa region.

Andriy Olenin