A few photographs of a woman dressed in military uniform are going viral on social media amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which began on 24 February 2022.

The claim along with the photographs suggests that it shows Natasha Perakov, "the first Ukrainian female hunter pilot in Ukraine", who died fighting the ongoing war.

However, these claims are not true as the suggested person is not Perakov and her real name is Olesya Vorobey, a Ukrainian soldier who won the "Glory to the Heroines!" beauty contest in 2016. Ukraine's first female pilot was identified as Nadiya Savchenko, who is now a politician.

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CLAIM

The viral post’s caption reads, “Natasha Perakov, the first female hunter pilot in Ukraine, died after being seriously injured. She was just 28.”

Another post with over 10,000 views also includes a video of a pilot entering and flying the fighter jet. The caption said, “The first female Ukraine Fighter, Natasha Perakov, just died after severe injuries in Kiev conflict. #Natasha_Perakov was a popular Ukrainian fighter jet pilot who died on the battlefield (Ukraine vs Russia War, 2022).”

Similar claims were shared on Facebook and Twitter, archives of some of which can be found here, here and here.

WHAT WE FOUND OUT

We conducted a Google Reverse Image search of the viral photo and found the same image on the official website of Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.

The article, posted in 2016, by the Ukrainian military carried the viral...

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