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Fact check: No, Zelenskyy wasn't killed in a Russian airstrike
Key takeaways
- Amid a flare-up in violence between Russia and Ukraine, viral posts claim Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has died.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5G2Sv Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a briefing with government officials in Kyiv in March Image: Danylo Antoniuk/Avalon/Photoshot/picture alliance Advertisement.
- The explosion is real, only it has nothing to do with Ukraine.
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Amid a flare-up in violence between Russia and Ukraine, viral posts claim Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has died. DW Fact check takes a closer look.
https://p.dw.com/p/5G2Sv Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a briefing with government officials in Kyiv in March Image: Danylo Antoniuk/Avalon/Photoshot/picture alliance Advertisement. A videoof a massive explosion lighting up a city skyline is spreading across social media, along with the claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been killed by a Russian airstrike.
The explosion is real, only it has nothing to do with Ukraine.
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