Ukrainian Fighter Pilot Dressed As Santa Fires Missiles At Russian Targets

In a current viral video, a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet was seen firing a missile at its Russian targets. Posted by Ukraine_defence, the video reveals a fighter pilot dressed as Santa making a strike with a pair of US-integrated AGM-88 HARM air-to-surface anti-radiation missiles.

Together with the video, the caption reads, “A Ukrainian Air Pressure MiG-29 makes a standoff SEAD strike with a pair of US-integrated AGM-88 HARM air-to-surface anti-radiation missiles. The MiG is armed with two AGM-88s on the within hardpoints and two R-73 short-range air-to-air missiles on the outer hardpoints.”

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The video has amassed over 2 lakh views on Instagram and the clip has triggered an array of feedback. A consumer wrote, “Be 100% correct on the targets this yr and need you to defeat the enemy and damage it asap.” One other consumer commented, “In order that’s why I received no presents. Santa had extra essential duties to handle. Go Santa!”

“Seems to be like a cross between a Wookie and Santa that’s going to ship a Christmas reward to the Russian Military,” the third consumer wrote.

“Do not mess with Santa,” the fourth consumer wrote.

“I see that Santa nonetheless is punishing these which have been Naughty even after Christmas,” the fifth consumer wrote. 

In the meantime, war-themed video games is fuelling misinformation on Ukraine struggle. In response to a report by AFP, Footage from the war-themed Arma 3 online game, usually marked “dwell” or “breaking information” to make it seem real, has been used repeatedly in current months in faux movies in regards to the Russian offensive in Ukraine.

The frequency and ease with which gaming footage is mistaken as actual, even by some media broadcasters, and shared as genuine information on social media spotlight what researchers name its critical potential to unfold misinformation.