Posted on 07/09/2022 10:00:06 AM PDT by Mount Athos
Our '67-year old general Pavel' turns out to be the 58-year old Ivan Ivanovich Turchin, veteran of both the Russian military and the Border Guard.
He retired in 2011, after 20 years of service at the border in Uzbekistan.
So this 'exclusive' story - first published by the Daily Star, and picked up by The Sun, The Daily Mail, the New York Post etc. - turns out to be entirely fictional.
We have reached out to the Daily Star for comment but have not received a reply, as of today
I remember more than a dozen stupid people on this site bought it hook, line and sinker.
If that is his 2011 uniform I’ll bet he had to let it out a bit.
This link may make the story more readable for many:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1545651614253555712.html
:-)
Love the pic. There was a report in the propaganda media that the 60th Russian general was recently killed in the Ukraine war. I think they are confusing this guy for 59 of them.
The newest (FAT) Ghost of Kiev!
Zeepers love fake news!
Marcus must be laughing at another lie he’s pimped here
God love him
What was his rank in the Russian army before he retired?
They always do
I think some are pros infiltrating
They can’t be that gullible
Like Marcus in post three
One note Johnny even when refuted
Continues with same lies
For someone
In Bush era we were inundated with paid agit prop
Knowingly
I don’t care if he’s fat—he may well be a military genius (who likes to eat) BUT this shows the level of Pro-Uke Propaganda out there. Reduced to fat shaming a Russian so called General.
Way to go Ukraine shills.
Could Putin be playing games with his adversaries, much like Trump does??
I found an archive link to the full Daily Mail story on this.
The Daily Mail already pulled this story from their site today.
Here is a link to the full New York Post story on this “general”
https://nypost.com/2022/06/26/obese-retired-russian-general-called-to-fight-in-ukraine-report/
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