for questions about claims based in Ukraine, or limited to Ukraine.
Questions tagged [ukraine]
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Would a meltdown/explosion at Zaporizhia mean the "evacuation" of Europe?
According to the Guardian, Zelenskiy said (on the fighting at Zaporizhia nuclear plant):
“If there will be an explosion, it will be the end to all of us: the
end of Europe, the evacuation of Europe,”
Source: The Guardian
While such a thing would…
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Does the US Army move tanks in bulk to Ukraine?
I know the site I am sharing is mostly fake news. For instance their latest claim (excerpt below) is not supported by any link to external source. But still, the claim was really alarming and I am not sure how to fact-check it.
The video shows…
Pavel Janicek
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Is this Strelkov?
The ibtimes site claims that the guy in this image is Igor Girkin, also know as 'Strelkov":
Igor 'Strelkov ' Girkin (C) pictured in Visegrad in 1992 along with a
Russian mercenary and a Bosnian Serb commanderwww.klix.ba
Link to the…
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Did Sergei Pashinsky say Bayraktar are not effective in combat, and get shot down almost immediately?
In this tweet with an attached video, it is claimed that the chairman of Ukraine's Committee on National Security and Defense Council, Serhiy Pashynskyi said,
“Bayraktar has more PR and corruption than combat use. He has no combat effectiveness.…
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Did the Ukrainian Ambassador for Human Rights get added to the list of enemies of Ukraine?
I stumbled upon this niche tweet claiming that the Ukrainian Ombudsman for Human Rights Lyudmyla Denisova made up rape allegations against the Russian Army and was added to the list of enemies of Ukraine.
Liudmila Denisova, the brain behind fakes…
csstudent1418
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Are these maps captured Russian plans to invade Ukraine?
Pro-Ukrainian twitter user, @TruthsUnchained, tweeted:
#BREAKING
Russian battle plans captured, likely from one of the command vehicles captured.
Battle plans were approved on January 18th and called for a 15 day war to take over…
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Has there been a "buildup" of 175,000 Russian troops on the Ukraine border in January 2022?
Numerous news items have claimed or implied a buildup of 100,000 Russian troops and hundreds of tanks and armoured personnel carriers along its borders. Most are vague about the exact location. The Telegraph provides a map of "Russian military…
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