A viral video showing men dressed in combat uniforms pulling an injured person to safety has been shared in multiple languages from Russian to English and French on various social media platforms.
In the background, a woman holding a camera appears, leading some social media users to believe the Ukrainian Armed Forces are staging footage of the conflict.war.
"The militants are very brave and courageous. No one is being abandoned... And, oh, sorry, the camera person got into the shot, let's do it again! Oscar-worthy actors serve in the [Armed Forces of Ukraine," said one Facebook account that shared the clip.
"If Ukraine can't win on the battlefield, they'll win on TV, which is almost good enough," tweeted a pro-Russian X account.
The clip has a watermark of a pro-Russian military Telegram channel. Euronews found the video was first posted on this account at the end of July.
By doing a reverse image search, we found the same video posted on TikTok by an account that claims to provide training to the Ukrainian civilian population.
The caption of the video reads: “It is better to test yourself and really assess your strengths during educational tasks.”
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