| Title: | Ukraine’s army is not using cats to spot Russian snipers |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.324V9UT |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 10, 2022 |
| Description: | A tweet spread as a screenshot online says the Ukrainian army is using cats to locate Russian snipers via lasers attached to their rifles. But there is no evidence to corroborate the claim, a military expert dismissed it as “complete garbage,” and the author of the post acknowledged it was intended as a joke. |
Ukraine’s army is not using cats to spot Russian snipers
A tweet spread as a screenshot online says the Ukrainian army is using cats to locate Russian snipers via lasers attached to their rifles. But there is no evidence to corroborate the claim, a military expert dismissed it as "complete garbage," and the author of the post acknowledged it was intended as a joke.
