Photo shows “Russian soldiers with a Ukrainian girl, celebrating their human trophy.”
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This isn’t a photo of Russian soldiers with a bound Ukrainian girl
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- This photo is more than a decade old and shows Israeli soldiers posing with a Palestinian detainee, according to news reports.
A photo spreading on Instagram shows someone kneeling and blindfolded as four people stand around bearing weapons and making faces.
"Russian soldiers with a Ukrainian girl, celebrating their human trophy," a description of the image says.
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That’s because the photo has been online for more than a decade and isn’t related to the current conflict in Ukraine.
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Haaretz posted the image in August 2010 as part of a story about Israeli Defense Forces soldiers posting photos on Facebook that show them posing with bound Palestinian detainees.
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The caption of the image that appears in that story says: "IDF soldiers with a Palestinian detainee."
We rate claims that this image shows Russian soldiers with a Ukrainian girl False.
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Haaretz, 'Facebook Photos of Soldiers Posing With Bound Palestinians Are the Norm,’ Aug. 17, 2010
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