We take a look at the Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief ‘s ‘swastika’ bracelet
By France24
13 October 2022 |
3:05 pm
General Valery Zaluzhny, commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, recently posted a photo of himself on Twitter allegedly wearing a bracelet with a swastika. In fact, what appears to be a swastika is actually a Viking symbol. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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