“Video shows Ukrainian soldiers saying goodbye to loved ones amid Russia’s 2022 invasion”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Mar 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The scene in the clip is not a legitimate depiction of Ukrainian soldiers leaving loved ones to fight Russia in 2022. It’s from a 2017 Ukrainian documentary film.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 March 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 March 2022. Its rating was “False”.
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