Video of Paratrooper Landing Is Old and From Brazil
The Claim
The footage shows a Russian pilot landing in the Ukrainian airspace.
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A video of a paratrooper landing and collapsing into a building has gone viral on social media. Users who have shared the video claim it shows a Russian pilot landing on Ukrainian territory as part of Russia's ongoing military action in Ukraine.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar has investigated the claim and found it misleading. The video is old and from Brazil.
Our team has found that the video was already posted to TikTok on the 24th of July 2021. It is not related to the ongoing Russian invasion.
Description: A TikTok user uploaded the clip in 2021.
Focusing on the background, our team has noticed on the building in the background the sentence: “Batalhao Dompsa.” Using Google Maps, our team has discovered that the building is a military brigade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Description: The building is in Brazil, not Ukraine.
Description: The building belongs to the Brazilian military.
All of these details confirm that the footage circulated as a Russian pilot landing on Ukrainian territory is old and was shot in Brazil.
