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| Title: | Ukrainian soldier’s photo circulates in false posts that claim she is ‘Ukraine’s First Lady’ |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.324D6KR |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 11, 2022 |
| Description: | Following Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, a photo of a woman dressed in military fatigues was shared hundreds of times in social media posts that claimed she is “the wife of the elected president of Ukraine”. This is false: the photo shows a Ukrainian soldier during a military parade rehearsal in August 2021. As of March 11, 2022, there have been no official reports that the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, has been directly involved in armed combat. |
