Neither the BBC nor Reporters Without Borders, as cited by propagandists, reported any such findings.
Russian sources are spreading a video allegedly published by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), claiming that Ukrainian forces used Nazi symbols— including slogans and gestures—more than 1,000 times during the Kursk operation. The video claims this research was conducted by Reporters Without Borders. Antoine Bernard, Director of Advocacy and Strategic Litigation for the organization, allegedly called on the international community to address the glorification of Nazism within the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Propagandists cite Bernard supposedly saying, «A country that seeks protection from the UN has no right to deceitfully violate the organization’s resolutions, let alone display symbols of hateful regimes.»
However, neither the BBC nor Reporters Without Borders have published any such research. The video is not available on the BBC’s website or social media, and recent articles on Ukraine by Reporters Without Borders condemn the Russian strike on Kramatorsk, which killed two Reuters journalists, and expose a Kremlin propaganda network established by Yevgeny Prigozhin. Furthermore, Ukraine recently joined the International Partnership for Information and Democracy, initiated by Reporters Without Borders. Antoine Bernard, whose fake quote was used by propagandists in the video, praised this decision, stating that Ukraine «demonstrates a global commitment to reliable and quality information, essential for the proper functioning of democracy», despite the trials of war.
The majority of claims about Ukrainian forces using Nazi symbols are Russian provocations. We have previously debunked similar fakes, such as the pieces Photofake: A Nazi Slogan «Jedem das Seine» Was Painted on the Helmet of a Ukrainian Soldier, Fake: Before Blinkin’s Arrival, Pizzeria Removes Nazi Chevron and a Photo of the Burning Trade Unions House in Odesa from Its Wall — Photo, and Fake: Ukrainian Prisoner of War With a Nazi Coat Tattoo — Photo. Meanwhile, many groups openly identifying as Nazi, such as the Rusich Group» and the Russian Imperial Movement, are fighting within the Russian army. Fighters in these organizations use Nazi symbols, adhere to white supremacist ideologies, and commit numerous war crimes in Ukraine.
