Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-02-15 14:30:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 971F3375A81C2DB50DE39575A3B51CED732C1D7E86C5B1416366370E9BED667B
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There is not one shred of evidence online regarding Ukraine deploying so called ‘Barrier Troops’. However there’s plenty of evidence that Russia is using ‘Barrier Troops’ quite often, especially with the so called ‘Z-units’. https://www.newsweek.com/russian-soldier-says-moscow-sent-troops-kill-his-unit-1817550 https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/vladimir-putin-ukraine-war-deserters-shoot-invasion-britain-latest-news-b1037523.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/12/defeated-several-times-the-russian-155th-brigade-finally-captured-a-few-village-blocks-but-only-because-russian-snipers-forced-it-forward/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/27/russian-soldiers-commanders-used-barrier-troops-stop-retreating
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