Armed formations of the Russian Federation and Russia-backed separatists have been spreading the fake pieces of information so as to discredit the Ukrainian armed forces in Donbas. The Joint Control and Coordination Centre (JCCC) reported that on Facebook, with the Joint Forces Operation HQ quoting them.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
112.ua: Russia-led forces create fakes to discredit Ukrainian army in Donbas
A Russian flag flies near Russia-backed separatists sitting atop a 2S1 Gvozdika (122-mm self-propelled howitzer) as a convoy of pro-Russian forces takes a break as they move from the frontline near the eastern Ukrainian city of Starobeshevo in Donetsk region, on Feb. 25, 2015.