The video predates the Russian invasion
A video shared on Facebook purportedly shows combat footage from the war in Ukraine. Verdict: False The video first appeared in 2016 and compiles clips from as far back as 2012. The footage has nothing to do with the current conflict in Ukraine. Despite limited gains in Ukraine, Russian airstrikes and ground assaults in the country are intensifying as peace talks are yielding no results, according to The New York Times. On Wednesday, an airstrike hit a maternity hospital in the city of Mariupol killing three, the Associated Press reported. An 18-minute-long video shared on Facebook claims to show footage from the war. It includes numerous short clips, including some that show military helicopters firing weapons and artillery rounds hitting a hillside.
