2026 Winter Olympics: Ukrainian athletes targeted by disinformation

16/02/2026 22:09 France 24

In recent weeks, Ukrainian athletes and visitors at this year's Winter Olympics have been targeted by a string of false accusations. These fake news reports and the way they have been spread bear all the hallmarks of the Russian disinformation campaign known as Operation Matryoshka. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains in Truth or Fake.

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17/02/2026 10:34 France 24

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17/02/2026 03:12 France 24

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16/02/2026 19:11 France 24

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16/02/2026 10:41 France 24

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16/02/2026 02:09 France 24

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15/02/2026 21:40 France 24

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15/02/2026 13:36 France 24

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15/02/2026 10:00 France 24

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15/02/2026 09:50 France 24

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15/02/2026 09:48 France 24

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15/02/2026 07:26 France 24

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