Old Video of Drone Attacks in Ukraine Falsely Linked to Iran-Israel Conflict

This video dates back to 2022 and is from Kyiv, Ukraine.

A video showing a drone striking a residential area is going viral on social media where users are claiming that the video shows Iranian drone attacking Israel territory.

(Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)

What's the truth?: This video dates back to 2022 and shows drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video and this led us to an old report carrying the same clip.

• The report shared by Sky News on 17 October 2022 stated that it shows drone attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine.

• It further states that the drone used in Kyiv were Kamikaze drones.

• We also found a post on X (formerly Twitter) carrying the same video and this was shared on 17 October 2022.

• The caption stated that it shows kamikaze drones launched by Russia to target residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Look how #russia carries out a strike by Iran-made kamikaze drones this morning. Several buildings are damaged. #Rescuers are pulling civillians out of the rubble.
This is 🇷🇺 another terrorist attack on the capital.#StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/TKOiu9hr1w

— Emine Dzheppar (@EmineDzheppar) October 17, 2022

Conclusion: An old video showing a drone attack is going viral on social media where users are falsely linking it to Iran-Israel conflict.

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