The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 5th that the Ukrainian army launched a large-scale attack in the area controlled by the Russian side in the east. Ukraine's Ministry of defense pointed out on social media that "the Russian military is stepping up information and psychological warfare" Russia's state-run news agency reported on the 4th that a radio broadcast was hacked in the border area and that a broadcast claiming to be an emergency speech by President Putin was played.
Authorities in the Belgorod region have said onsocial media that information has spread that the Ukraine army has crossed the border and introduced martial law.