The claim
In one photo, several Russian military vehicles can be seen transporting red coffins containing dead soldiers back from Ukraine to Russia.
Our conclusion
The photo is from 2014 and has also been manipulated: the sign with the inscription “Russia”, the Russian flags, the spray-painted Z and the red coffins were edited.
In a war there is of course corresponding propaganda - from all parties involved.
An image is currently being spread that is obviously intended to demoralize Russia: several military vehicles with a Russian flag and a spray-painted Z, transporting red coffins towards Russia. But the photo is not only old, it has also been heavily manipulated.
The photo
This is what the shared photo looks like:

In the photo, it looks as if Russian military vehicles, recognizable by the Russian flag and the spray-painted Z, are driving back to Russia packed with red coffins - which, conveniently, also appears to be visible on a road sign. The fake photo is used not only on social media, but also in an article (see HERE
A quick look is enough
Since many users only use their smartphones to access the Internet, they won't notice the inconsistencies in the photo, so we'll show you the biggest weakness of the fake here:

The shadow of the Russia shield is much weaker and does not match the shadows of the vehicles. However, the fake is most clearly visible at the rear of one of the military vehicles: the coffins and the rear with the Z are significantly blurrier than the rest of the vehicle.
The photo is from 2014 – and falsified!
The real photo was already used in a BBC article in 2014 (see HERE ).
The photo's description reads: "Russia has indicated it will respond to NATO's increasing presence in Eastern Europe." Here is the comparison of the fake photo with the original photo:

So although Russian military vehicles can actually be seen, the photo is already eight years old and fake.
Also interesting:
On Facebook, a user claims that the Ukrainian army specifically wants to recruit homosexual men.
The video is fake. – Fake video: Advertising film with a homosexual soldier does not come from Ukraine
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