This Video Of An Explosion Of A Ukrainian Soldier in The Kursk Region Is Doctored

Misbar investigated the viral claim and found it to be fake. The explosion shown at the end of the video was digitally added.

Doctored Video Of A Ukrainian Soldier In The Kursk Region

Upon conducting an image reverse search, Misbar’s team traced the video and found that it was uploaded by a TikTok user, who goes by the username @badcop30. 

The clip was uploaded on August 11, 5 days after Ukraine’s incursion into the Russian region of Kursk.

Upon watching the video uploaded on TikTok, no explosion at the end of the video could be seen.

Furthermore, the user continued to upload TikTok videos on his account. The videos show that he was in good health, confirming that he was not harmed. The last video he uploaded on TikTok was on August 21.

The explosion in the viral video is an effect that could be found in several doctored videos. 

Ukraine’s Military Kursk Incursion

On August 6, Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk began aiming to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border into the Sumy region. Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that the operation aimed to protect communities on the region's borders from constant shelling.

According to Zelensky, Ukraine’s primary task currently is to destroy as much Russian war potential as possible and conduct maximum counteroffensive actions, in order to create a buffer zone.

Ukrainian officials said that Ukraine destroyed a key bridge this week in the region of Kursk and struck another bridge nearby, disrupting supply lines. According to Russia, a third bridge had been struck and damaged on the Sey River that winds through the Kursk region bordering northeastern Ukraine. Ukraine, however, has not yet commented on the strike.

President claimed that Kyiv controls 1,250sq km in the Kursk region as of Monday.

Ukrainian Soldiers In A Hard Battle In Pokrovsk

Although Ukraine’s forces are thrusting into Russia, they are on the defensive as they battle to protect the strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk.

In recent weeks, Russia has steadily advanced in Pokrovsk. Ukraine’s military said that it expects the city of Pokrovsk to remain the focus of Russian attacks.

Ukrainian commanders attribute the situation they face in Pokrovsk to the lack of skills of some new soldiers. According to commanders, some soldiers refuse to fire at their opponents and others struggle to assemble weapons. A few soldiers have reportedly walked from their posts and abandoned the battlefield.

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