Soldiers of Ukraine’s 57th Brigade Did Not Voluntarily Surrender to Russian Armed Forces
The Claim
A video depicts two service members from the 57th brigade of the armed forces of Ukraine going over to the side of the LPR.
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Some Russian media outlets claimed that two servicemen from the 57th brigade of the armed forces of Ukraine went over to the side of the LPR. As evidence, they posted a video showing two men in camouflage clothing holding a white flag while walking out of the woods.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar discovered that none of these claims had been confirmed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Ukraine’s military has alerted the public to this fake with a Facebook post, saying, “Our boys do not lay down their arms!”
According to Ukraine’s military official page and Ukraine’s Media Reforms Center, “the video metadata shows that it was filmed on February 24 at around 9:00 am, but the claim that Ukrainian soldiers had allegedly defected to the LPR side only began appearing at 13:30.”
According to Ukraine’s Armed Forces General Staff, the Ukrainian military is actively fighting the Russian invading forces: “Military units are in their positions. The enemy is suffering losses”.
Russian invading forces: “Military units are in their positions. The enemy is suffering losses”.
Misbar’s team could not find an older version of the video, and during the team’s search, only Russian social and other media outlets were identified as the source.
