Russia Fake Picture Identification

Here is a fake Russian picture, posed by probably Russian GRU Spetsnaz and submitted to fool you into thinking the Ukrainian Azov battalion is overrun by Nazis.  I saw it previously, I didn’t think a thing about it, but now I know it is a fake.  I was slapped upside the head by some friends and submit my lessons learned to you, gentle readers.

From my Romanian expert:

First – the picture comes from a Russian unidentified source.

Second , if a Russian posts about a Nazi Ukrainian battalion, why are the faces blurred blacked? It’s illogical.

Third the license plate of the Russian car is blurred, this hides the real location. If you have the license plate you know the area where the car is stationed and the owner.

Fourth the equipment used by the mercenaries is used only by the “Green Men”, the equipment is used by GRU troops, not by Ukrainians.  The Ukrainians have lighter colors and they do not have that type of protection on their knees and they do not use head masks.

Fifth the weapons have extended magazines used by the GRU Spetnatz and the guy with the big hat has the latest type of AK which are black (AK-100 Family) – AK-103/104. Ukrainians don’t have black AKs, they have the classical AK – AK-47/AK-74.

Sixth, the bullet proof vests are Russian not the type used by the Ukrainians.

Seventh, the so-called Azov battalion are volunteers, not special forces. Even a kid can see that those are special forces.

Eighth, the helmets are the new Russian type.  http://www.worldmilitary.org/img/3015109711-ru-he-00001.jpg

Check the equipment, even the glasses are identical to those used in Crimea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNKsLlK52ss

Standard Russian GTU Spetsnaz

Spetsnaz in Daghestan

 

A few notes of my own.

• Why waste a perfectly good opportunity to smear Ukraine, NATO, and throw in a Nazi flag?
• There is a good-old Nazi salute thrown in.
• Just between us, my friends, these guys don’t look anything like special forces.  They’re out of shape, soft and pudgy.
• Their uniforms are a mix-match. All the Spetsnaz I’ve seen have always had amazingly similar uniforms.  It’s called standardization, so if one guy goes down we would know exactly what is carried where. Obviously this is a posed picture and, I’ll submit to you, my Romanian friend is absolutely correct, these are Spetsnaz posing as the Ukrainian Azov Battalion.

Once again, this is an attempt by Russia to portray a false picture.

Since this involves the military, this might be considered IO, I wasn’t aware that Russia did “IO”.

Bottom line at the bottom, #RussiaFail, #RussiaLies and chalk this one up to yet another pathetic attempt at fooling the common people or perhaps a leader or two.

Please, don’t try again, Russia. You’re wasting perfectly good talent.  Obviously you don’t have enough time and patience to put any real work into real Maskirovka.