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A missile was observed being fired towards Russian targets by a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet in a recent video going viral. A fighter pilot in a Santa suit launches two US-integrated AGM-88 HARM air-to-surface anti-radiation missiles in the video posted by Ukraine defence.
The commentary that appears with the video reads, “A pair of US-integrated AGM-88 HARM air-to-surface anti-radiation missiles are fired by a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 during a standoff SEAD attack. Two AGM-88s and two R-73 short-range air-to-air missiles are mounted on the MiG’s interior and outside hardpoints, respectively.”
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On Instagram, the video has received over 2 lakh views, and a variety of comments have been left in response. Be absolutely precise while hitting your objectives this year, and I hope you can quickly vanquish your adversaries. Added a different user: “I didn’t receive any gifts because of this. The things Santa needed to complete were more significant. Go, Santa!”
The third person commented: “Looks like a hybrid between a Wookie and Santa that is going to deliver a Christmas gift to the Russian Army.”
The fourth commenter advised, “Don’t mess with Santa.”
The fifth user said, “I see that even after Christmas, Santa is still punishing those who have been naughty.”
In the meantime, games with a war theme are spreading false information about the Ukraine War. The bogus movies depicting the Russian onslaught in Ukraine have been using footage from the war-themed computer game Arma 3 frequently lately, according to an AFP investigation. The footage is frequently labelled as “live” or “breaking news” to make it seem authentic.
Researchers have noted how frequently and easily game footage is mistaken for the real thing, even by some media broadcasters, and shared as reliable news on social media, underscoring its dangerous potential to propagate false information.
