| Title: | Old photo of children saluting Ukrainian soldiers circulates in online posts about Russia’s recent invasion |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.324F8MA |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 4, 2022 |
| Description: | A photo of two children facing tanks has been shared alongside claims it shows Ukrainian kids saluting soldiers as they head off to battle Russian forces currently invading the country. But the image has been shared out of context: AFP Fact Check found the photo was taken in 2016 by Ukrainian photographer Dmitry Muravsky. |
Old photo of children saluting Ukrainian soldiers circulates in online posts about Russia’s recent invasion
A photo of two children facing tanks has been shared alongside claims it shows Ukrainian kids saluting soldiers as they head off to battle Russian forces currently invading the country. But the image has been shared out of context: AFP Fact Check found the photo was taken in 2016 by Ukrainian photographer Dmitry Muravsky.
