Russia understands that a fake video of Ukrainians repelling an overwhelming Russian force was filmed in southern Ukraine

Russian Defense Ministry Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov revealed Friday that the United Kingdom has been funding and directing the filming of staged combat scenes on the southern Ukrainian battleground to raise morale.

"The regime in Kiev has organized the production of morale-boosting videos for the Western and Ukrainian consumption that are paid for with UK money," Konashenkov indicated.

The Russian Defense Ministry understands that a fake video of Ukrainians repelling an overwhelming Russian force was filmed in the southern Ukrainian province of Mykolaiv on May 28 to justify donations of Western weaponry.

"British advisers insisted that dramatics required Ukrainian nationalists to 'recreate' a non-existent battle on set with an overwhelming number of 'Russian troops,'" the Russian general mentioned.

Ukrainian territorial defense forces are said to have played the parts of Russian soldiers who rolled in on Ukrainian armored vehicles.

The Defense Ministry Spokesperson noted that the next round of filming on June 5-6 would focus on fake testimonies of Ukrainian civilians who would blame Russia for the deliberate shelling of residential areas.