Russian Military and Media Spread False Information in Recent Conflicts
TL;DR
Russia's military claimed to have destroyed a German-made Leopard tank in Ukraine, but the video evidence they released shows a vehicle that lacks the distinctive features of a Leopard tank. Military experts and analysts suggest that the vehicle could be an abandoned farm equipment or a tractor. The video also includes an operator saying "Let's test on this," which is not something a warfighter would say about targeting a top-tier tank.
- Russia's military falsely claimed to have shredded a Leopard tank Business Insider
- Russian radio stations broadcast panicky announcement by Putin of "invasion by Armed Forces of Ukraine", Kremlin says it's a fake Yahoo News
- Putin Defectors Say They Have Destroyed Two Russian Tanks Newsweek
- ‘Fake Putin’ announces Russia under attack as Ukraine goes on offensive POLITICO Europe
- Group of occupiers detected by Special Operations Forces in southern Ukraine was killed by artillery Yahoo News
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