Title: | Photo of ex-Ukraine defense minister on yacht predates Russia war |
URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33UN96P |
Publisher: | AFP |
Date published: | September 25, 2023 |
Description: | Social media posts claim photos show Oleksiy Reznikov partying on a yacht in the South of France days after leaving his post as defense minister of Ukraine. This is false; the image was taken near Istanbul, Turkey, in February 2020, years prior to the war with Russia. |
Photo of ex-Ukraine defense minister on yacht predates Russia war
Social media posts claim photos show Oleksiy Reznikov partying on a yacht in the South of France days after leaving his post as defense minister of Ukraine. This is false; the image was taken near Istanbul, Turkey, in February 2020, years prior to the war with Russia.