These ‘painful’ visuals do not show the consequences of the current Russia-Ukraine crisis - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 1, 2022
Some visuals are being shared widely on social media with a claim that they show the human consequences of the current conflict between the forces of Russia and Ukraine. Most of them are shared as visuals from Ukraine after the recent announcement of military operations by Russia. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Post 1:
Claim: Recent painful photos from Ukraine.
Fact: All three photos in the post are from Ukraine. But they are not recent photos. There are not related to the current Russia-Ukraine crisis. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
There are three photos in the post. The first photo is an old photo (2014) from Ukraine. The photo can be also found on the website of photographer Valery Melnikov.
The second and third photos in the post are also old photos (2014) from Ukraine. They can be seen in some old articles here and here.
Post 2:
Claim: Recent pictures of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Fact: Except for the two photos in the post, the other pictures are not related to the current Russia-Ukraine crisis. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
The photo of the wounded girl is not related to Ukraine. It is an old photo from Syria.
The old woman’s photo can be found in an article published in 2014 related to Ukraine. So, it is also an old photo.
The other two photos in the post are visuals of the current Russia-Ukraine crisis. They can be seen in the recent news articles here and here.
Post 3:
Claim: Recent photo of Ukraine after the Russian attack.
Fact: The photo is not related to Ukraine. It is an old photo from Lebanon. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
A similar photo can be found on the ‘Getty Images’ website. In the description of the photo, it is written – “Buildings lay destroyed from Israeli airstrikes during the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel August 20, 2006 in the southern suburb of Haret Hreik in Beirut, Lebanon.”
To sum it up, most of the visuals in the above posts do not show the consequences of the current Russia-Ukraine crisis.