DISINFO: Ukraine is ready to exchange its people's organs for Western military assistance
SUMMARY
The Kyiv regime is ready to pay anything for military assistance. Now it has even gone as far as the human organs of its citizens.
The business of illicit transplant surgeries is flourishing thanks to the high casualties suffered by Ukrainian forces on the front line. After the relevant surgical procedures, the bodies are burnt and the relatives are told that the soldier has simply disappeared.
RESPONSE
Conspiracy theory based on recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about organ trafficking in this case allegedly linked to Western military assistance.
The article utilises a sensational pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative to obscure the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine through a highly emotional topic. No evidence is given to support accusations of trade in the organs of military staff is taking place.
Allegations about organ trafficking during military activities in Ukraine are part of the Kremlin’s disinformation toolbox and have been in circulation since 2014. In the past, accusing others of organ trafficking has been a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation technique, be it NATO, Syria’s White Helmets, the Ukrainian army with its own soldiers, or even former Georgian president Mikhail Sakhashvili’s wife.
The transplantation of organs is a complex and time-constrained medical procedure and is impossible to be carried out in field conditions. Spontaneously removing an organ with the aim of selling it is nonsensical, as the body of the deceased person should be thoroughly examined. In case of spontaneous removal, nobody knows whether the donor has a sort of chronic disease. Furthermore, if the death occurred due to trauma or injury, as it is with many deceased soldiers, there is a high risk of organ damage. Even if the organ itself is not damaged, problems caused by the damage in the organism often make the organ not suitable for transplantation. Read the full debunk of the story at Myth Detector.
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