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The online broadcast screen is an old data screen from 2022, when the video showed UkraineKharkovThe mayor of Derhac City tore up the Russian flag.

The internet legend has no reliable basis, and may have been spread by overseas video platform bloggers. The Russian 127th Motorized Infantry Division mentioned in the claim and the Ukrainian 79th Airborne Brigade have not released any relevant reports. There are Ukrainian reports showing that the Russian 127th Motorized Infantry Division and the Ukrainian 110th Independent Mechanized Brigade fought in the direction of New Pavlovka.

Event background

Recently, a netizen in the background of the "The Paper Mingcha" website asked, "A blogger posted a video of 417 Russian soldiers collectively surrendering to the Ukrainian army under the leadership of the battalion commander. Is the content true?" This statement and related videos have been widely spread, but there is no evidence to confirm it, and there are many doubts.

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Where does the online picture come from?

After conducting a reverse search of online videos, it was found that many media had reported the same picture in September 2022. Al Jazeera quoted the picture and noted: This screenshot was obtained from a social platform video. In Kozachalopan, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, the mayor of Derhac city Viachlav Zadorenko and a group of soldiers tore up the Russian flag. Photo source Reuters.

Relevant report by the British "Independent" on this picture.

Relevant reports by the British "Independent" on this image show that Ukraine consolidated its control of the Kharkiv region on September 13, 2022, raised flags in towns and villages occupied by Russian troops, and recovered areas occupied by Moscow on the first day of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

According to a report by National Public Radio on September 29, 2022, despite signs of Russia's hasty retreat in parts of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian soldiers here said that Russian troops in the area are fully prepared, well equipped, and resisted stubbornly.

Screenshot of National Public Radio report.

Is the Internet legend trustworthy?

By traceability, it can be found that the web legend was previously posted on YouTube on October 6 by an overseas video blogger "Mr. 2 of New York". But it should be noted that the video did not provide any reliable source, in which the mention of "Russian 127th Maritime Brigade 3rd Camp Captain Major Sukhov" is also unknown.

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The online verification revealed that the so-called ¡°127th Air Assault Brigade¡± may refer to the Russian 127-th Motorized Rifle Division, which had changed the ¡°division¡± from the ¡°127th Air Assault Brigade¡± in 2018, but this squad and the recent trends of the Ukrainian 79th Air Assault Brigade have grown to the legend.

On October 9, the 110th Independent Mechanized Brigade of Ukraine said on its Telegram channel: "The 127th (Russian) Motorized Infantry Division remains the main assault force of the Russian army in the direction of Novopavlivka... The division's troops suffered heavy losses, accounting for more than 65% of the total losses of the 5th Army. The biggest losses were the 114th and 394th Motorized Infantry Regiments... Overall, the enemy troops are showing signs of fatigue. The 127th Division's troops lost a considerable number of personnel, which forced the command to supplement mobilization and reduce their combat readiness."

Screenshot of the report of Ukraine's 110th Independent Mechanized Brigade on October 9.

In addition, the official account of the 79th Airborne Brigade of Ukraine has not released any official information about the "surrender of the Russian army" since October. The most recent release was October 5. The so-called "official Ukraine report" in the Internet Legend Law has no basis.

Earlier, the official website of the Ukrainian president posted on September 18 that President Zelensky met with officers of the Ukrainian Army¡¯s 79th Airborne Brigade and noted that the brigade was at the time involved in the ¡°Defense and Dupropilia counter-offensive operation of Milnohgr¡±.

According to the legend, "the 417 soldiers of the 3rd Camp of the 127th Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces surrendered to the 79th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Malinka, Donetsk", as of the publication, there was no reliable information that the two forces were intersected in the Malinka region.

The Ukrainian Army's 79th Air Landing Brigade on October 1.

To sum up, the footage posted online is an old data footage from 2022. At that time, the video showed the mayor of Derkhachi, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian, tearing up the Russian flag. There is no reliable basis for online rumors, and it may be spread by overseas video platform bloggers. Neither the Russian 127th Motorized Infantry Division nor the Ukrainian 79th Airborne Brigade mentioned in this statement released relevant reports. According to Ukrainian sources, the Russian army's 127th Motorized Infantry Division and the Ukrainian 110th Independent Mechanized Brigade fought in the direction of Novopavlivka. However, there is no evidence to say that "417 Russian soldiers surrendered collectively".