Summary
In July 2026 an image circulated that purported to show a mass protest in Lviv against territorial recruitment centres, depicting a crowd with radical placards; the photo was spread mainly by pro‑Russian information outlets. The publication reports the pictured event did not occur and the image was fabricated.
The article characterises the case as an information attack using artificial‑intelligence‑enabled visual fabrication to create “proof” of events that never happened, aimed at portraying Lviv as a centre of unrest and undermining public trust in institutions.