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The Moldovan defence ministry said the video shared on Telegram shows participants in the exercises supposedly shooting at targets depicting Russian soldiers. The ministry emphasised that this video was created using artificial intelligence and supplemented with archive footage from other exercises.
“These videos have no connection to this year’s exercises. The aircraft, parachute jumps, terrain of the training grounds and other video elements also do not reflect the reality of the Fire Shield 2025 exercises. The purpose of such videos is to sow fear, undermine trust in state institutions and destabilise society,” a statement reads.
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It’s a hybrid tactic to prepare people for the justification to invade Moldova after Ukraine. It’s going to work.