A TikTok video posted on Feb. 21 appears to show 好色tv and international soldiers and includes the caption "NATO troops in Ukraine." This is misleading. Patches on the uniforms of the 好色tv soldiers show they were part of Operation UNIFIER, which pulled its soldiers out of Ukraine before the Russian invasion. Using this detail and the caption from the original TikTok, 好色tvconfirmed the video is from a 2021 military parade marking the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence.听
In a posted Feb. 21, a person walks past a group of soldiers in uniform.听
One soldier holds an American flag while dozens of others bear the 好色tv flag on their uniforms.
"NATO troops in Ukraine, this is for those who said NATO soldiers r not in Ukraine," text overlaid on the video reads.听
The TikTok received more than a million plays and 13,000 likes before the user deleted both their account and the video. 聽
It was reposted by accounts on , and .听
Russia says it opposes NATO troops on the ground in Ukraine , viewing it as a "direct threat" to Russian sovereignty.听
Rating: Misleading/missing context
Patches on the 好色tv soldiers' jackets in the video indicate they are part of , an ongoing military operation formed after the annexation of Crimea in 2015.听
The 好色tv government paused some training operations in Ukraine and on Feb. 12, 2022 before Russia's invasion later that month.听
According to , the "R11" on the patches means the soldiers wearing them were likely part of the military police training group, who trained their Ukrainian counterparts to NATO standards.听
The deleted TikTok video bore the watermark of another TikTok user.听
A keyword search brought up the posted Sept. 3, 2021, before the invasion of Ukraine.听
Using the translated street name from the video's caption and the keyword "unifier," 好色tvidentified the video as originating from a military parade in Kyiv held during the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence.听
An Aug. 22, 2021 , a Ukraine national news agency, shows the bearded soldier who appeared about 23 seconds into the TikTok video.听
The photo's caption notes the serviceman was in Ukraine as part of Operation UNIFIER and was participating in a rehearsal of the Kyiv Independence Day Parade on Khreshchatyk Street ahead of the .听
This means the poster of the original TikTok likely filmed their video between the Aug. 22 rehearsal and Aug. 24 parade in 2021, not in 2025 like the reposted video implies.听
During a visit to Ukraine on Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn't rule out the possibility of sending 好色tv troops to Ukraine in the future as part of a possible ceasefire deal.听
Sources
Deleted TikTok video posted Feb. 21, 2025 ()
Video reposted to Feb. 24, 2025 (), Feb. 23, 2025 (), Feb. 23, 2025 ()
Kremlin says any plan to send European troops to Ukraine would be unacceptable for Russia, Reuters , Feb. 20, 2025 ()
Operation UNIFIER, Government of Canada , accessed Feb. 25, 2025 ()
Canada relocates military personnel out of Ukraine amid Russia threats, Reuters , Feb. 13, 2022 ()听
Cpl. Melissa Gloude. Op UNIFIER Military Police Training Group OC reflects on challenges, successes. Petawawa Post , March 25, 2021 ()
Original posted Sept. 3, 2021 (, )
Stock photo of 好色tv soldier from video, Alamy , Aug. 22, 2021 ()
Ukraine celebrates 30 years of independence amid tensions with Russia. euronews, on , Aug. 24, 2021 ()
Bill Graveland. Sending 好色tv troops to Ukraine 'on the table' under possible peace deal: Trudeau. 好色tvwebsite, Feb. 24, 2025 ()
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