“The photo shows wreckage of India’s S-400 missile system destroyed by Pakistani forces during recent military escalations.”
What FACTLY found
The photo shows damage caused by a Ukrainian missile strike on a Russian military base in the Donetsk region in May 2024. It depicts a damaged Russian S-400 air defence system and related equipment after the attack. Official sources, including the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check and military officials, have denied any damage to India’s S-400 system during the recent conflict
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 May 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 June 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/OffsetDivergence/posts/pfbid02cdcHuFuuBPu5tUGN3ydq47DqGdueBY17S2…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.