| Title: | Old footage of Ukrainian soldiers recirculates after Russian invasion in 2022 |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32462Z7 |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 4, 2022 |
| Description: | After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a video of men in military uniform embracing women was viewed more than 350,000 times in social media posts that claimed it showed Ukrainians saying goodbye to loved ones before going off to fight. In fact, the footage was taken from a documentary about the 2014 conflict between Ukraine and Russia. |
Old footage of Ukrainian soldiers recirculates after Russian invasion in 2022
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a video of men in military uniform embracing women was viewed more than 350,000 times in social media posts that claimed it showed Ukrainians saying goodbye to loved ones before going off to fight. In fact, the footage was taken from a documentary about the 2014 conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
