A video of a long train transporting military vehicles has been shared on Facebook alongside a claim that the footage shows the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) sending tanks and equipment to Ukraine in support of its war against Russia. But this is false; the video has been circulating online since at least 2012 and shows a Canadian train operating in North America.
The video was published on Facebook on February 28, 2022 and has been viewed more than 2,500 times since then. It was shared more than 100 times and generated hundreds of interactions.
“FROM NATO WITH LOVE TO UKRAINE!!!” the post's caption begins.
The two minute-long video shows a locomotive pulling hundreds of flat-bed carriages loaded with military-type vehicles.
Referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin, a line in the caption reads: “The ego driven dictator has bitten more than he can chew. Don't ever underestimate you opponent (sic).”
Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, after amassing more than 150,000 troops on the border. Four days later, a huge Russian military convoy 64 kilometres (40 miles) in length was seen inchings toward the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv by road, AFP reported.
According to satellite images captured by space intelligence company Maxar Technologies, the covoy carried tanks and vehicles.
Although the footage on Facebook also shows the transportation of various military vehicles, it is not, as claimed, an aid consignment being sent...
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