| Title: | Pictures of Ukrainians throwing Molotov cocktails taken during anti-government protests in 2014 |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.324L93V |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 8, 2022 |
| Description: | Social media posts shared hundreds of times show photos of people lobbing Molotov cocktails against a backdrop of flames. They claim the pictures show Ukrainians targeting Russian tanks invading the country. While Ukrainians have been making Molotov cocktails in response to the Russian invasion, the photos were taken as anti-government protests swept the capital Kyiv in 2014. |
Pictures of Ukrainians throwing Molotov cocktails taken during anti-government protests in 2014
Social media posts shared hundreds of times show photos of people lobbing Molotov cocktails against a backdrop of flames. They claim the pictures show Ukrainians targeting Russian tanks invading the country. While Ukrainians have been making Molotov cocktails in response to the Russian invasion, the photos were taken as anti-government protests swept the capital Kyiv in 2014.
