| Title: | DonMak eateries opened in Ukraine in 2016 after McDonald’s departure from pro-Russian cities |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.326T9WB |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 24, 2022 |
| Description: | A Facebook post claims that Russia created its own version of McDonald’s after the fast-food chain temporarily shut down operations in the country in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This is misleading; DonMak opened in Ukraine’s separatist-controlled cities of Donetsk and Luhansk a few years after Russia’s conflict with Ukraine in 2014. The images in the post were taken in Ukraine, not Russia, several years ago. |
DonMak eateries opened in Ukraine in 2016 after McDonald’s departure from pro-Russian cities
A Facebook post claims that Russia created its own version of McDonald's after the fast-food chain temporarily shut down operations in the country in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This is misleading; DonMak opened in Ukraine's separatist-controlled cities of Donetsk and Luhansk a few years after Russia's conflict with Ukraine in 2014. The images in the post were taken in Ukraine, not Russia, several years ago.
