FACT CHECK: Posts About Russian Ka-52 Helicopters Disappearing From Ukraine Are Misleading | Check Your Fact
Verdict: Misleading
While Ka-52 losses have been heavy, they are still being used in action, according to multiple experts and analysts.
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Fake: Poland to Cease Payments to Ukrainian Refugees Since 2024
As of November 25, Poland has not announced that payments to Ukrainian refugees will be suspended from January 1, 2024. The screenshot, which propaganda alleges to originate from the Polish government website, was edited.
Fake: Polls Show Ukraine is Ready for Territorial Concessions for the Sake of Peace
Public opinion polls in Ukraine show that the vast majority of Ukrainians still consider any territorial concessions to Russia unacceptable.
Fake: Ukrainian Armed Forces Mine Border With Hungary in Zakarpattia
There is no information about who the man in the video is, neither what unit he is from nor his rank, which makes it impossible to verify what he is saying. The press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine denied this information, saying that the fake was designed to "negatively affect the situation."
Manipulation: Ukrainians Failed Counteroffensive Because They Couldn’t Master Western Tanks Says The Telegraph
Propagandists have significantly distorted the article in The Telegraph. On the contrary, the author believes that such statements lack logic. The Telegraph article states that for a successful advance, the Ukrainian military needs not only Western tanks, but also complete air dominance, the latest military technology, and complete freedom of action, including in enemy territory. The author of The Telegraph calls on the West not to reduce the intensity of military assistance to Ukraine, and moreover, to provide Ukraine with the necessary amount of modern precision strike weapons (ATACMS, F-16 fighters, the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Munition (JASSM), etc.).
Fake: New Maidan in Zhytomyr – Video
A video shared online shows a protest action that took place on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv on October 1, 2019. The protesters were opposed to the then current policy of resolving the war in eastern Ukraine, namely, the implementation of the Minsk agreements under the Steinmeier formula.
Fake: Ukrainians Making Film about Black Sea Creation
A fake story based on a Russian propaganda narrative about the Black Sea from nearly ten years ago is once again making the rounds on social media.
Fake: New York Ad Calls to Help Israel Instead of Ukraine – Video
The owner of the billboard, Clear Channel Outdoors, told Reuters that the ad in the video is fake.
Billboard in New York City shows “Stand with Israel” ad replacing “Stand with Ukraine” ad.
New York City billboard ad showing 'Stand with Israel' replacing Ukraine is fake
A video claiming to show a pro-Israel ad replaced a pro-Ukraine ad on a New York City digital billboard is fabricated and didn't appear there, the company that owns the billboard said.
Satellite images show civilian deaths in Ukraine town while it was in Russian hands
April 5 (Reuters) - Satellite images taken weeks ago of the town of Bucha in Ukraine show bodies of civilians on a street, a private U.S. company said, undercutting the Russian government's claims that Ukrainian forces caused the deaths or that the scene was staged.
Maxar Technologies provided nine images taken of Bucha on March 18, 19 and 31 to Reuters. At least four of the images appear to show bodies on one of the town's roads, Yablonska Street. The city was occupied by Russian forces until about March 30.