Fact Check: Did hundreds of Russian paratroopers land in Ukraine? Old video resurfaces with misleading claims
India Today
A video of hundreds of paratroopers landing from the sky went viral on social media, with the claim that it shows Russian troops landing in Ukraine. India Today's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA)has found the video to be old and misleading.
Amid the faceoff between Russia and Ukraine, a video of hundreds of paratroopers landing from the sky has gone viral on social media. Several people shared this video with the claim that this video showed Russian troops landing in Ukraine.
“Russian Army Landed in Ukraine by parachutes,” said one Twitter user while sharing this video. Numerous other Facebook users shared the same video along with captions that claimed these were Russian Paratroopers landing in Ukraine.
#Russian Amry Landed in #Ukraine by parachutesThe #worldwar3 is being in next level #RussiaUkraineConflict pic.twitter.com/1BkwUaR51H
This video was even shared by news outlets like Zee News, News24, and TV9 Bangla.
Archived versions of some similar claims can be found here and here.
