Disinfo: Polish mercenary soldiers are fighting in Donbas

Summary

Polish mercenary soldiers are fighting in Donbas.

Disproof

There are no Polish soldiers fighting in Donbas. The Polish Ministry of National Defence confirmed that the only Polish soldiers that are in Ukraine are there for training purposes. They do not take part in any armed conflict.bit.ly/2syt357,

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  • Reported in: Issue 75
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 03/07/2017
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Poland, Ukraine
  • Keywords: Foreign mercenaries, Donbas
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Disinfo: Members of Azov shelled the separatist controlled village of Bezimenne...

Members of Azov shelled the separatist controlled village of Bezimenne on 9 May, Victory Day, as proven by a video of the event.

Jul 02, 2017
Disproof

All the footage in this video, including that used in Sladkov’s report, comes from a video put out by the “Azov media” YouTube channel entitled “Azov’s legendary field gun ‘Babushka’”. It was posted on 23 November 2015 (bit.ly/2tfv0QP).