as ukraine continues to make small gains on various fronts across the east and south of the country, its also battling a second, but no less aggressive frontline in the form of russian propaganda. while disinformation has been used as a tactic since the war started back in 2014 when moscow annexed crimea, its become increasingly targeted, honing in on female ukrainian soldiers on the front line, in particular. olga malchevska travelled to ukraine to investigate and sent this report. small steps on the road to recovery. my name is andriana. i m a soldier, servicewoman. a female soldier and a special unit markswoman. adriana is one of the best known members of ukrainian armed forces. her unit drove over a landmine last december. russian media reported she had been killed, describing her death in graphic detail and calling her a ukrainian nazi .
going to change. and the one thing they have to think about is how to survive all this. and don t want to upset the authorities in any way. exactly. they think that if they upset the authority, they will upset the balance of life that they have now. but the russian elections have been so much rigged in all these recent years that to talk about them as an expression of public will, the will of russian people, is a travesty. the war in ukraine will come to an end at some point, and, so it seems at the moment, ukraine is likely to win it, or, at any rate, to get back much or most of the territory that russia has invaded. but what happens after that? and what do ukrainians feel about the mutiny by yevgeny prigozhin? i turned to olga malchevska,
much or most of the territory that russia has invaded. but what happens after that? and what do ukrainians feel about the mutiny by yevgeny prigozhin? i turned to olga malchevska, bbc news ukraine reporter. some thought that it would be good, you know, if putin would be thrown out. others thought that. ..it couldn t be an option, first of all, and secondly, even if it happens, would prigozhin be a better person there, considering that he s leading an army of, basically, criminals which is a potential huge threat to any country? some people were saying that they had flashbacks with 1991, when the soviet union collapsed. at the same time, most of people were thinking that whatever the outcome is, that moments of chaos could create a momentum for ukrainian army to gain some territories.
i turned to olga malchevska, bbc news ukraine reporter. some thought that it would be good, you know, if putin would be thrown out. others thought that. ..it couldn t be an option, first of all, and secondly, even if it happens, would prigozhin be a better person there, considering that he s leading an army of, basically, criminals which is a potential huge threat to any country? some people were saying that they had flashbacks with 1991, when the soviet union collapsed. at the same time, most of people were thinking that whatever the outcome is, that moments of chaos could create a momentum for ukrainian army to gain some territories. and that s what we saw, as well. people in ukraine must be pretty hopeful that the big counteroffensive which is building up still hasn t reached its full