@SadPole,
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This is completely bonkers. Obviously the photo is old, doctored, or it is Ukrainian troops moving the missile launcher.
The whole conflict is bonkers! Both sides make claims of taking and holding territory and in the war of propaganda they turn out to be innacurate or complete propaganda. The key here is the stripe/stencil on the truck/trailer. It is obviously not in Ukrainian hands due to the same truck/trailer with Buk being imaged in Torez. Will you be claiming that this is also doctored?
A run down for those following the events.
The Russians during the MH17 brief highlighted the Buk with missng missile video and claimed that it was taken in Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian Government control).
Putin won't be happy! Looks like there is going to be some Generals on Putin's carpet with hats on after this blunder!
Some excellent internet slueths out there. The Russians failed to double check and simply took the claims straight off social media.
Screenshot from the Russian brief.
The reality is that the Ukrainians were telling the truth when they stated that the video was taken in separatist controlled territory. The video was filmed in Lugansk.
See following link for larger image.
http://std3.ru/de/2e/1406044749-de2e...cb666333f.jpeg
Links to area in Lugansk
https://goo.gl/maps/2zUZi
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.5447.../data=!3m1!1e3
Obviously the ground images used are historic and the blue billboard in the foreground does not show the current Bogdan Autos advert.
The following image is taken in July 2014 and shows that the blue billboard in Luhansk has the current advert.
Facebook post from Ukrainian Minister of Internal affairs, Arsen Avakov, on the 19th July stating that the video was taken in Lugansk.
Original video of Buk on trailer.
Link to map of area
https://www.metabunk.org/sk/Google_E...2_12-52-24.jpg
From
https://www.metabunk.org/threads/cla...-3#post-117620
See following link for compilation of Buk recorded activity in Ukraine.
https://www.metabunk.org/threads/cla...-ukraine.3977/
Russian MH17 briefing with Buk missile video portion at 25:00