Old unrelated video is shared as recent visuals of Russia launching an airstrike against Ukraine - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 24, 2022
A video is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it shows the Russian airstrikes against Ukraine during the current standoff. The video is being shared in the context of Russia’s recent announcement of military operations against Ukraine. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of Russia launching an airstrike against Ukraine.
Fact: The video is not related to any recent Russian attack on Ukraine. It is an old video from Russia. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When the screenshots of the video were run through Yandex Reverse Image Search, many similar videos were found in the search results. A YouTube channel has posted the extended version of the same video in May 2020 and mentioned that these are visuals of an aircraft parade rehearsal over Tushino (near Moscow).
However, several media agencies have reported multiple attacks by the Russian forces on Ukrainian cities today. Some of the recent visuals from Ukraine can be seen here.
Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuguyev near Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Ukraine border guards report the first death and say Russia's ground forces have crossed into Ukraine from several directions pic.twitter.com/jNtxDWib7J
To sum it up, an old unrelated video is shared as visuals of Russia launching an airstrike against Ukraine.