Video shows US Marine in 2018, not Ukrainian soldier in 2022

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Title: Video shows US Marine in 2018, not Ukrainian soldier in 2022
URL: https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.324X9TQ
Publisher: AFP
Date published: March 11, 2022
Description:

Social media posts claim a video featuring a man in military uniform tearfully embracing a woman and a baby depicts a Ukrainian soldier heading to war. But the clip shows the 2018 homecoming of an American Marine who met his son for the first time.