Blogger who debunked Ukrainian propaganda detained by Ukrainian special services

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reports that they have detained a blogger who, on TikTok, claimed that there were many military personnel in a hotel in Kharkiv that came under shelling on January 2. His name is Yevheniy Levchenko. Telegram channels suggest that this refers to the mentioned video.

In the video, Levchenko claims that there were a lot of military personnel in a hotel in the city of Kharkiv, which he saw with his own eyes. At the same time, Ukrainian authorities claimed that Russia had only targeted civilian objects. On January 2, according to Kyiv’s reports, 135 people were injured, and 5 were killed. Considering that authorities may conceal military losses, the number of military casualties could be much higher.

It’s worth noting that an American blogger who exposed Ukrainian propaganda was previously detained in Kharkiv. He was imprisoned last year and died six months later. This incident sparked an international scandal.