image shared on social media It is believed to show a pack of dogs in floodwaters following the collapse of a dam in Ukraine earlier this week.
When the Kherson area flooded, the Russians blew up the dam. #kakhovka HPPs.animals suffer#StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Kiev #Crimea #mariupol #bakmut #Donetsk #kharkov #kherson #dnipropetrovsk #zelensky #Russia #Moscow #putin #kremlin # Wagner #prigogine #belgorod #animal # pets #dog pic.twitter.com/fEOWN7aabN
— Yuri Dryha 🇺🇦📸 (@drigli_) June 6, 2023
Verdict: False
This caption is inaccurate. This image was taken before the dam was destroyed.
Fact check:
Ukrainian officials claim they intercepted Russian communications proving that Russia was responsible for destroying Kakhovka Dam. Reuters report. The Ukrainian Security Service released the audio of the one-and-a-half-minute call.
According to a Twitter post, after the Kakhovka Dam was destroyed, a picture was taken of a dog in flood waters in the Kherson region of Ukraine. This image shows six dogs of different breeds swimming in water with a human in the background.
The caption reads: “Kherson region flooded, Russians blow up #Kakhovka nuclear power plant dam.” “Animals are suffering.”
That claim is inaccurate.is not credible reporting It turns out that this photo was taken recently in Ukraine. The photo was taken during Thailand’s floods in October 2022 and Thai news outlet The Pattaya News used the image in its 2022 report. article almost Floods in Thailand.Similarly, this image was used in another of his 2022 article By Soi Dog Foundation, a non-profit animal welfare organization.
The floods were a historic catastrophe for the Ubon Ratchathani region of Thailand. Residents rely on military trucks for errands, causing nearly 7 million baht in damage. (Related: Is a viral video showing Nova Kakhovka Dam exploding?)
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