Russian TV channels caught lying again
Ukrainian helicopter with UN symbols in Slovyansk turned out to be from Congo
Screenshot of Kremlin-backed news channel LifeNews report about anti-terrorist operation in Donbas.
Russian media used shots of Ukrainian peacekeeping operation two years ago in their report about Donbas.
Russian media reported false information about the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas, using video recording, which was almost two years old to compromise Ukrainian helicopters in Slovyansk. This information is provided by the regional media centre of the MoD of Ukraine in Chernigiv on Friday, 17th of May. Reports Correspondent.
“Some Russian media (channel “Vesti”) were reporting that helicopters with symbols of the United Nations were taking part in the anti-terrorist operation. In reality, on the video is the Ukrainian peacekeeping operation in Congo, which was two year ago,” – said is the statement.
One of the hero of the report is Chief of Army Aviation Command of the Land Forces, Colonel from Chernigiv, Sergiy Shapovalov. His speech was used by the Russian media in the report.
Shapovalov commented on the report: “This is a complete lie, because first of all this video is two years old, when I came back after the first rotation in Congo. My words about execution of orders by the 18th detachment in that country are accompanied by the video of fighting in Slovyansk. Secondly, after return to Ukraine, the symbols of the UN are removed from the aircraft, which took part in UN missions, I know that for sure. We do not use these symbols in Ukraine.”
This has also been confirmed by the Ukrainian MoD.
“There are no helicopters with symbols of the UN in the Army Aviation Land Armed Forces of Ukraine. Some aircraft, which recently were a part of the Ukrainian contingent of the peacekeeping forces beyond the borders of motherland are still painted in white, but they have only symbols of Ukrainian Armed Forces on them,” – noted in the press-office.
Russian video footage which made serious public interest and reactions
It was also reported that the Russian Foreign Ministry demanded UN to investigate use of helicopters with the UN symbols in Ukraine.
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