Disinfo: 12 snipers from Lithuania and Georgia arrived in Donbas

Summary

12 snipers from Lithuania and Georgia arrived in Donbas to fight for the Ukrainian forces.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation since 2015 on foreign mercenaries. Instructors of the Lithuanian Armed Forces have been contributing to the training of Ukrainian soldiers since August 2015. The military mission in Ukraine was launched to deliver training to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Lithuanian soldiers do not take part in combat actions of the Antiterrorist Operation (ATO) in Eastern Ukraine Further debunking by Delfi.

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  • Reported in: Issue 105
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 22/04/2018
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Lithuania, Ukraine
  • Keywords: Foreign mercenaries, War in Ukraine
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Disproof

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Disproof

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Apr 19, 2018
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