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Military.com stated that the Ghost of Kyiv was "almost certainly a
myth, albeit an incredibly useful one as Ukraine tries to rally its citizens to resist Russian conquest".
[23] Newsweekwrote that the Ghost of Kyiv was "very likely not real, but instead, an imaginary hero designed to bolster Ukrainians' morale in the face of the Russian invasion," adding "there is zero evidence the 'Ghost of Kyiv' exists with Ukrainian authorities not confirming their existence".
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Reexaminations have characterized the Ghost of Kyiv as a part of a larger "
information war" to counter the Russian invasion.
[24] Despite the Russian military owning an advantage in its use of information, Ukraine has defended the country's efforts and may have overtaken them using Russia's lack of success.
[25] Task & Purpose and
The Times of Israel have described the Ghost of Kyiv as a narrative part of Ukraine's resistance.
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On 30 April 2022,
Ukraine's Air Force Command admitted the mythical status of the Ghost of Kyiv, writing that "The ghost of Kyiv is a superhero-legend, whose character was created by Ukrainians,"
[2] and
that "the #GhostOfKyiv is alive, it embodies the collective spirit of the highly qualified pilots".[26] An anonymous Ukrainian military expert told
BBC that it helped "raise morale at a time when people need simple stories", and the Air Force Command also warned people to not "neglect the basic rules of information hygiene" and to "check the sources of information, before spreading it".
