Russian state media just mixed up Syrian war footage with a video-game clip - The Washington Post
'It is unclear why Russian state media passed off a combat simulator as genuine footage. '
'And it’s not the first time the Russian government has inserted video-game footage to purportedly show combat in Syria. '
'He was speaking of men such as Senior Lieutenant Alexander Prokhorenko, who in March 2016 was in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, calling airstrikes on Islamic State targets for Russian jets overhead. '
'But the popularity and granular detail of Arma may be why that game was specifically chosen.“We’re always aiming for a very realistic simulation game,” Vrtatko said. '
'He called his own grid coordinates and ordered friendly jets to bomb his position, in effect calling for his own death to deny the Islamic State the propaganda victory of a captured Russian soldier. '
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'It is unclear why Russian state media passed off a combat simulator as genuine footage. '
'And it’s not the first time the Russian government has inserted video-game footage to purportedly show combat in Syria. '
'He was speaking of men such as Senior Lieutenant Alexander Prokhorenko, who in March 2016 was in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, calling airstrikes on Islamic State targets for Russian jets overhead. '
'But the popularity and granular detail of Arma may be why that game was specifically chosen.“We’re always aiming for a very realistic simulation game,” Vrtatko said. '
'He called his own grid coordinates and ordered friendly jets to bomb his position, in effect calling for his own death to deny the Islamic State the propaganda victory of a captured Russian soldier. '
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