Fact Check: Videos from South Korea, Afghanistan shared as scenes from Russian invasion of Ukraine
India Today
A video is being widely circulated on social media with the claim that it shows Russian missile attacks in Ukraine.
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its second week, a video was circulated on social media with claims that it captured missile attacks in Ukraine.
The India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) found that the claim along with the video was misleading. This video was a compilation of clips from two different incidents, one in South Korea, and the other in Afghanistan.
In the first part of the 17-minute-long viral video, we found Korean text written on the weapons used by soldiers.
Around the 12.24 mark, a whiteboard could be seen with text written in English and Korean. The Korean translation reads, "ONE SHOT! ONE KILL! Air defense missile shooting competition, Air defense missile launch division". We also noticed the logo of the Republic of Korea Air Force on the whiteboard.
Right after that, there was also a shot with the South Korean flag visible very clearly on a wall. This confirmed that the video was from a competition held by the Korean Air Force, and not a real war.
Taking a cue from this, we ran a keyword search in English and Korean. This led us to a video with the same visuals uploaded on the official YouTube channel of the Republic of Korea Air Force on October 24, 2016.
