The panic started with a "snowball effect." It began with a small report on "Narva People’s Republic" social media groups.

These were marginal accounts with almost no followers, but once reported on, the narrative took on a life of its own in the Ukrainian blogosphere. 2/13
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Prominent bloggers like Arkady Babchenko began claiming the Kremlin has "no deterrents left" to stop an attack on the Baltics.

They cited figures of 500–700 armored vehicles and 70k soldiers in the Leningrad Military District. But where is the proof? 3/13
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We looked at the bases were "thousands of troops" are supposedly hiding: Pskov, Luga, Kamenka, and Petrozavodsk.

The result? The bases are ghost towns. 🛰️

Fresh satellite photos of the Kresty airfield in Pskov—a major paratrooper hub—show empty runways. 4/13
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