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  • 2022-03-23 (xsd:date)
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  • Does This Video Show ‘Drone Firefighters’ In Ukraine? (en)
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  • A video shared on Facebook claims to show drone firefighters being used in Ukraine. Verdict: False The video, filmed in 2020, actually shows a demonstration of new firefighting technology in China. Fact Check: Russian airstrikes in Ukraine have intensified, including in the city of Mariupol after Ukraine rejected a March 21 ultimatum to surrender the city, Reuters reported. The war has caused widespread destruction and done an estimated $100 billion in infrastructure damage already, according to a U.N. report . One video shared on Facebook shows drones being used to put out a fire engulfing a high-rise building as a group of people look on. Firefighter Drones #Ukraine #Russia, reads the video’s caption, which also includes a Ukrainian flag emoji. (RELATED: Did The Russian Ambassador To The UN Say That Donald Trump Was Overthrown?) The video predates the conflict in Ukraine and was not taken in the country. A keyword search found that the footage first appeared on YouTube in January 2020 and was filmed in Chongqing, China. The video shows a demonstration of new drone technology developed by a Chinese drone company to combat high-rise building fires, according to its title and description. On January 20, Guofei General Aviation Equipment Manufacturing held a fire drill in Dazu, Chongqing, reads the video’s description. Combining the characteristics of high-rise firefighting in Chongqing, they used six high-rise fire fighting drones to quickly put out the fire, so that guests at the scene could witness the miracle of a high-rise fire fighting UAV. The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has seen both sides use drones to attack each other, according to The Times . Despite the use of drones in the conflict, there are no reports of drones being used for humanitarian needs. (en)
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