A Russian-speaking mother who brutally opened fire on Ukrainian soldiers, a child begging for her life, a child crying in panic…
They were terrifying scenes. They should show how Ukrainian soldiers brutally and brutally threaten a woman and her child. But what was spread on the Internet by several Russian ministries on Monday was nothing more than insidious Russian propaganda.
The Russian Foreign Ministry also shared the video on Twitter – and used it to insult Ukraine as a Nazi state.
“Once a Nazi, always a Nazi,” wrote the ministry of Sergei Lavrov (73, nicknamed “Liar Lavrov”). Ukrainian soldiers called a mother and child a “pig” and “shit” and shot her “because she spoke Russian.”
But that video is fake! This has been confirmed by the analysis of independent experts.
The two-minute video begins as a normal traffic stop. A VW SUV with a Ukrainian flag and “cross” overtakes a car, two soldiers armed with Ukrainian riot gear get out. Someone approaches the vehicle and asks for the documents in Ukrainian.
The girl is acting nervous. “What’s going on? What are you doing?” She can be heard saying in Russian.
After the woman asks the soldier to be polite in Russian, the situation worsens: the soldier insults the woman in the worst possible way, and almost two minutes later he starts firing his assault rifle in the air and near the car.
The video was posted on Twitter by the Russian Foreign Ministry. After receiving more than a million clicks, the Russians deleted their post
“I have a little child,” cried the woman. Mother and child scream in panic, begging the alleged Ukrainian to stop shooting. His companion ignores the situation. The two then drive away, leaving the broken woman and her child crying.
︎ The Russian Foreign Ministry’s tweet received more than a million clicks as of Tuesday morning. It was clear a few hours ago: this is a nasty propaganda lie by Putin’s regime!
Experts watched the video carefully, analyzed the environment and discovered: the two-minute scene takes place in Russian-occupied territory. But where have the Russians invaded in recent months? But in an area occupied by Russian troops since 2014.
For their analysis, observers compared road signs and vegetation and power poles visible in the video.
▶︎ Your clear conclusion: The gruesome scene took place near the town of Makivika. East of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk since 2014. A territory where Ukrainian soldiers had not set foot for almost nine years.
This leaves only one conclusion: Russian actors – probably soldiers – impersonated the supposed Ukrainians. A Russian woman – or at least a collaborator – played the Weeping Girl. The child was forced into the brutal scene – against his will, of course.
All of this could be attributed to Russia’s state propaganda that Ukraine committed crimes against the Russian-speaking population. So they can insult Ukrainians as Nazis. It’s an accusation Russia has used for years to justify a war of attrition against its much smaller neighbors.
More than 18 hours later, the Russian Foreign Ministry deleted his false tweet on Tuesday morning. Several Russian channels had the propaganda video online.
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