Russia will launch a “large-scale information and psychological operation” against Ukraine in the near future, said Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov on Tuesday. “Its goal is to break the resistance of Ukrainians and the Ukrainian army with lies,” Reznikov said in a statement, adding that Moscow also has plans to create “communication problems” via electronic warfare while also creating fabricated reports that Ukraine’s military and government “agreed to surrender.” Reznikov said Russia will also disseminate “fake” and “supposedly signed” documents and “edited fake videos” online to Ukrainians. “This is a lie. This won’t happen. There will be no surrender! Only victory,” he added. Russian officials or state-run media outlets have not made any public comment on Reznikov’s claims. However, Russian state media started issuing warnings from the Defense Ministry that its military will begin to target areas in Kyiv, the capital, including the Security Service of Ukraine and 72nd Main Centre for Psychological Special Operations. …