On October 6, a Facebook account known for systematically spreading disinformation, Jeni Burjanadze, published two videos purportedly showing a pro-Russian rally. The footage features Ukrainian flags and people dressed in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. In the videos, chants can be heard: “Homeland, Freedom, Putin!” and “Putin is our best friend!”
The video containing the chant “Homeland, Freedom, Putin!” was also shared earlier, on August 17, by a Russian-language Facebook page.
Facebook users are spreading this fabricated video, falsely claiming that a pro-Russian rally took place in Ukraine. In reality, the posts use footage from past demonstrations and marches held in support of Ukraine, with the audio altered.
The video showing people dressed similarly and holding Ukrainian flags was filmed in Kyiv on October 4, 2014. It depicts a March for Peace held on Khreshchatyk Street, demanding an end to the war.
In the identical video published on YouTube in 2014, participants can be heard chanting, “Ukraine! Ukraine!” Therefore, the audio in the 2025 version has been altered. Several videos of this same rally were uploaded to YouTube, and none of them contain any chants in support of Russia or Putin.
The second video, which also has altered audio, was actually filmed in Odesa in March 2014. In the original YouTube video from 2014, the gathered citizens can be heard chanting in support of a united and free Ukraine.
The footage was shot on Lanzheronivska Street, with the Odesa Archaeological Museum visible in the background.
Both fabricated videos are tagged with the TikTok username “@sasha1111z.” This user has posted both falsified videos at different times (1;2). It is worth noting that this account systematically publishes similar fake videos about Ukraine. Some of them have already been verified by Myth Detector. For more details, see:
- Fabricated Video Claims Protesters in Odesa Asked Putin for Help
- Video Fabrication Claiming a Pro-Russian March Took Place in Ukraine
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