| Title: | Video does not show ‘Russian jets over Ukraine’ — it has circulated in old posts about air show rehearsal |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.323T8CJ |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | February 25, 2022 |
| Description: | A video of military planes flying in formation over residential buildings has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in posts that claim it shows Russian fighter jets entering neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022. The posts circulated online within hours of Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashing a full-scale ground invasion and air assault on Ukraine. The footage, however, has been shared in a false context. It has circulated since at least 2020 in social media posts about rehearsals for a Victory Day air show in Russia. |
Video does not show ‘Russian jets over Ukraine’ — it has circulated in old posts about air show rehearsal
A video of military planes flying in formation over residential buildings has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in posts that claim it shows Russian fighter jets entering neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022. The posts circulated online within hours of Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashing a full-scale ground invasion and air assault on Ukraine. The footage, however, has been shared in a false context. It has circulated since at least 2020 in social media posts about rehearsals for a Victory Day air show in Russia.
