Claim: This video allegedly shows a Russian Iskinder missile hitting targets in Ukraine. "It's Just beginning," a social media user writes in this post on X with 2 million views.
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What fact-checkers found (1)
- DW NewsDW Fact check: False While this video does indeed show Russia attacking Ukraine, the footage is old. An reverse image search takes us to this video from early July 2024 when Russia launched a massive strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv.
2025-06-02
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