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First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska made no such statement regarding the acceptance of 40 million Israeli refugees. The claim is entirely false and has been circulated as part of a disinformation campaign. In reality, Ukraine successfully coordinated the evacuation of 176 individuals from Israel to Moldova, including 133 Ukrainian citizens and nationals of Moldova, Latvia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, and the United States.

There is no evidence online of the existence of such a lot. Moreover, the photo was shared only by Russian resources.

In the video published by the Ukrainian deputy schoolchildren joined in clearing the rubble as volunteers.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has made no statement suggesting that Ukraine “must fight until 2030.” In reality, Rutte warned that Russia could be prepared to use military force against NATO within the next five years, and emphasized that the threat to European security will persist even after the war in Ukraine concludes.

In reality, the visa center, which helps to obtain visas to the UK, has long since moved to another address. As a result of the Russian shelling, the building where it is currently located was not damaged, and it continues to operate. This visa center is a commercial structure and is formally in no way connected with the British government.

A newspaper with that name does not actually exist, and the interview is forged.

The American outlet Wired has not reported that a so-called ‘Ukrainian branch’ of the Anonymous hacker collective attacked the U.S. Department of Defense website over a Russian flag image used in a Flag Day greeting. Russian propaganda appropriated Wired’s branding to fabricate yet another disinformation narrative aimed at discrediting Ukraine.

A video showing missiles striking central Kyiv in 2024 has been falsely suggested by social media users to show Moscow’s retaliation in June 2025 to Ukraine’s drone attack inside Russia.

Rating: Originated as satire. In a statement to Snopes, Naseem Amini, spokesperson for the Times, wrote: “The New York Times did not publish this story, and none of the writers listed are employed by The Times.”

Do viral screenshots prove that U.S. taxpayers paid $411,634.00 for Senator Lindsey Graham’s hotel stay in Kyiv, Ukraine, in May 2025? No, that’s not true: His name is not linked to the spending documented in the images. The Department of State told Lead Stories that the screenshot of the agency’s government contract in Ukraine had nothing to do with congressional travel.

Under Operation ‘Spider Web’, Ukraine targeted Russian military infrastructure and air bases with drones. However, the viral video claiming to show this is not of real footage; it is from a video game.

The senators visited Kyiv on May 30, 2025, but the alleged $814,000 expense covered a State Department hotel contract for June lodging in Kyiv.

Since Ukraine’s surprise “Operation Spider’s Web” strikes on Russian bombers, some internet users have been coming up with theories about how Kyiv carried them out. Some allege that Ukraine took advantage…

The viral video claimed to show Russia’s attacks on Ukraine is a video of a massive fire at Al Hamriya Port in Sharjah. The viral claim is misleading.

Claim: The viral video shows Russia’s latest strike on Ukraine, destroying seven airbases and signalling a dire warning to the West. Fact: The video dates back to July 2024 and shows a Russian missile hitting a Kyiv children’s hospital, not multiple airbases.

Claim: The video shows that Ukraine destroyed 40 Russian nuclear-capable bombers in a drone strike on Russian airbases in June 2025. Fact: The viral video does not show Ukraine destroying 40 Russian nuclear-capable bombers in a drone strike in June 2025. The footage is from the military simulation game Arma 3, created for entertainment and educational purposes, not real events. While Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb targeted multiple Russian airbases on 01 June 2025, Russian officials confirmed damage only at Murmansk and Irkutsk bases. Authentic footage of the attacks differs from the viral video. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.

The video showing a petroleum chemical factory burning in Sharjah is falsely shared as footage of a Russian retaliation against Ukraine.

Claim: After a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack, the video shows Russia retaliating by bombing Ukrainian airbases. Fact: The claim is false. The video shows Russian missiles raining down on Kyiv on July 8, 2024.

Video claiming to show Russia attacking Ukraine.

Did U.S. President Donald Trump complain on social media that Ukraine’s attacks on Russia interfere with his sleep? No, that’s…