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This video does not show the Ukrainian army ready for conflict in 2022

A video of military personnel and vehicles is circulating on Twitter and Facebook, suggesting that the Ukrainian army is deploying its forces as tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine. © Observers

A video of hundreds of soldiers and dozens of military vehicles. Internet users have claimed that it shows the Ukrainian army deploying its forces to the border in response to the tensions that have been increasing between Russia and Ukraine since late 2021. But the video was shot before March 2020, and actually shows a military exercise.

The video, which appears to have been filmed by a drone, shows hundreds of soldiers advancing in rows alongside dozens of military vehicles, including tanks. It was posted on Twitter on January 20, with a caption in French explaining that it shows "A brigade preparing for front-line duty". The post doesn't specify when the video was taken, and garnered over 37,000 views.

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