Video shows helicopters in Ukraine “being picked off in ambush - Short range air-to-air missile”
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No, this isn’t real footage of downed helicopters during an ambush
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- This is a clip from the Arma 3 video game.
Amid the war in Ukraine, video game footage is being confused for actual combat. We’ve already debunked several claims that simulations from the game Arma 3 show fighting in Ukraine, where soldiers and civilians are defending against a Russian invasion.
A recent video shared on Facebook that’s described as showing "helicopters being picked off in ambush — short range air-to-air missile" is also from the game.
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We found the footage on YouTube searching for the Facebook post description and "Arma 3."
But the YouTube video makes it clear that this is a video game.
We rate claims that it’s real footage of combat False.
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Facebook post, May 18, 2022
YouTube, Helicopters being picked off in ambush | Short range air-to-air missile in action | ARMA 3: Milsim, visited May 20, 2022
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