No, this isn’t real footage of downed helicopters during an ambush

Amid the war in Ukraine, video game footage is being confused for actual combat. We’ve already debunked several claims that simulations from the game Arma 3 show fighting in Ukraine, where soldiers and civilians are defending against a Russian invasion. 

A recent video shared on Facebook that’s described as showing “helicopters being picked off in ambush — short range air-to-air missile” is also from the game. 

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