Ukraine is preparing for a possible return of massive missile attacks by Russia on the country's energy system. In this context, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba noted that it is important for Ukraine to receive additional air defense equipment from its allies on the eve of winter.
Rumors of Putin's death and his various health crises have circulated for years. We have frequently debunked them here at Snopes.
Social media posts claim The Washington Post published an article suggesting Ukraine sent weapons to Hamas following the Palestinian Islamist movement's bloody October 2023 attack on Israel, which sparked a war in the region. This is false; the headline is fabricated and there is no evidence of such aid.
In a video that's been digitally altered using artificial intelligence, social media users claim to show an advertisement from the Israel Defense Forces, starring a Ukrainian soldier who brags about the benefits of joining the Israeli army. We debunk this video in this edition of Truth of Fake.
Verdict: True
Putin is using attack drones from Iran. While it has not been definitively proven that North Korea is supplying ammunition to Russia, experts and media outlets have said it is likely happening.
Claim: In October 2023, Vladimir Putin said, "There is no way to help the Palestinians except by fighting those behind their conflict, and we are fighting them in Ukraine."
Rating: Correct Attribution
Since the second phase of the war between Israel and Hamas began over the weekend, some social media users have been sharing images purporting to show Israel's ground offensive in Gaza. But these are actually images of the war in Ukraine. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
"Presidents do not usually record addresses like this. But today I have to say just that. After what was revealed in Bucha and our other cities the occupiers were expelled from. Hundreds of people were killed. Tortured, executed civilians. Corpses on the streets. Mined area. Even the bodies of the dead were mined!"
Anatolii Fedoruk, Mayor of Bucha of Kyiv Region said that on 31 March, the city was liberated from the Russian occupiers.
Verdict: False
This is not a genuine cover from Titanic. It cannot be found through a search of the publication's social media accounts.
