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Elderly woman reportedly walks across mined field in Zaporizhzhia
Original: 🫠A Russian serviceman told Rossiya 1 that a roughly 70-year-old woman walked across a heavily mined field in Zaporizhzhi
A Russian serviceman told state channel Rossiya 1 that a woman of around 70 crossed a heavily mined field in the Zaporizhzhia region before reaching Russian positions. He said Russian troops knew the field was mined and claimed it had not been mined by Russian forces. The claim, made on Russian state television, could not be independently verified.
Why now: The unusual story and its source on Russian state TV, amid the ongoing war, are drawing attention and skepticism.
Evidence
- 🫠A Russian serviceman told Rossiya 1 that a roughly 70-year-old woman walked across a heavily mined field in Zaporizhzhia region before reaching Russian positions. He said Russian troops knew the field was heavily mined and explicitly stated it had been mined “not by us.” He… · noelreports@mstdn.social · 1
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