Well, the ukranians say they did. It's a weird war where both sides are using the same equipment, so when a plane gets downed or a tank gets blown up on video, it's still unclear whose plane or tank it was. I expect both sides just market whatever videos and photos they have as the other side's casualties.
One example that has been disturbing me was the video of that truck that was attacked by what looked like Ukranian civilians, who shot the driver and the occupants. Except, it turned out to be an Ukranian truck. So was it russian special forces in an Ukranian truck (seems a bit unlikely to me) or was it just a case of friendly fire? It seems clear that friendly fire has been happening, since all the more recent photographs of Ukranian soldiers have prominent (and quickly applied) yellow or blue tape on their uniforms and helmets.
It's frustrating to have to doubt the ukrainian side here but there is absolutely 0 proof of any of those downed russian planes. There are tons of pictures of crashed planes in this war, whether it's those crashing on russian or ukrainian territory... except for those claimed by the ukrainian government. The official ukrainian sources are pumping out tons of disinfo, and I understand why! But it makes it hard to believe anything they say
Old proverb: "If it sounds too good to be true, it generally is."
"The Ghost of Kyiv" is 99.999% certain to be fiction. If he's so good, why isn't he named? Which squadron is he with? How old is he? How long has he been a pilot?
One of the problems today is that multiple sources will readily report bogus news. If something is treading on Twitter or Facebook or tiktok, the news outlets have two options, jump in and share in the wave showing their readers what the readers would like to see, or risk losing out by doing rigorous fact checking. Feels like the majority chose the strategy that benefits their bottom line and their add spaces, rather than the one that benefits society.
[+] [-] axiosgunnar|4 years ago|reply
Incredible, really.
Also, note that the account of the poster consists of random characters and was created just and hour ago.
Who‘s information warfare is this?
[+] [-] pasabagi|4 years ago|reply
Well, the ukranians say they did. It's a weird war where both sides are using the same equipment, so when a plane gets downed or a tank gets blown up on video, it's still unclear whose plane or tank it was. I expect both sides just market whatever videos and photos they have as the other side's casualties.
One example that has been disturbing me was the video of that truck that was attacked by what looked like Ukranian civilians, who shot the driver and the occupants. Except, it turned out to be an Ukranian truck. So was it russian special forces in an Ukranian truck (seems a bit unlikely to me) or was it just a case of friendly fire? It seems clear that friendly fire has been happening, since all the more recent photographs of Ukranian soldiers have prominent (and quickly applied) yellow or blue tape on their uniforms and helmets.
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[+] [-] simonblack|4 years ago|reply
"The Ghost of Kyiv" is 99.999% certain to be fiction. If he's so good, why isn't he named? Which squadron is he with? How old is he? How long has he been a pilot?
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