Against the backdrop of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, a video is being circulated that shows two groups of people dressed in army uniforms, with one of the officers on one side holding a Ukrainian flag and a soldier from the other side holding a gun. It has been claimed that the video shows Ukrainian and Russian soldiers facing off in the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n
Twitter use Ikhlaque Siddiqui shared the clip with the same claim. It garnered more than 45,000 views as of this writing. (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n Ukrainian and Russian soldiers face to face.#Russia<\/a> #Ukraine<\/a> #USA<\/a> #JoeBiden<\/a> #VladimirPutin<\/a> #Putin<\/a> #Biden<\/a> #WorldWar3<\/a> #WWIII<\/a> #RussiaUkraineConflict<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RXTLt12v9B<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ikhlaq Siddiqui (@Miksiddiqui) February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Twitter handle \u2018@z4iks\u2019 also promoted the video, claiming that the Ukrainian army went to confront Russian troops without weapons. (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n No weapons in the Ukrainian army, meet face to face Russia and Ukraine armys pic.twitter.com\/sLMayR9uJi<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 4b3_y (@z4iks) February 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The visuals have been shared on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> as recent.<\/p>\n We performed a keyword search and came across a YouTube video posted by Channel 4 News in March 2014. Scenes from the viral visuals appear after the 1:03 mark<\/a> in this report. It is mentioned that Ukrainian and Russian soldiers came face to face in Ukraine\u2019s Belbek. Furthermore, Ukrainian troops marched up to the Russian-controlled Belbek Airbase in the territory of Crimea.<\/p>\n\n
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Video from 2014<\/strong><\/h4>\n