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Such training methods were last used by fascist Germany during the years of the Great Patriotic War.” Source: RIA-Novosti news agency, Dec. 22, 2016 False ...gear used was NATO-sourced. The tanks used in the recent exercise were Polish and Czech-made, and the uniforms are British and American. Read more... Kadyrov Denies Chechen Battalions In Syria Ramzan Kadyrov Head of Russia's Chechen Republic "The domestic media are disseminating reports about the 'sending' to Syria of 'servicemen' from the Vostok and Zapad Battalions. I can say with confidence that there are no Vostok or Zapad battalions in the Chechen Republic." Source: Ramzan Kadyrov's Instagram Account, Dec. 8, 2016 Partially True ...technically true, but doesn't mean no Chechen fighters in Syria. Experts agree that these particular units were disbanded after the Georgian war, and although a similarly-named Vostok battalions showed up in the war in the Donbas, it appeared not to be controlled by Kadyrov. Separately, the regional news site Caucasian Knot reported December 9 that 500 soldiers, mainly from among local Chechens, had been sent to Syria, including some who had once been in the now-disbanded battalions. Read more... Lt. General: Russian Military Jets Not Involved in Decisive Assaults on Aleppo Sergei Rudskoy Chief of the Russian General Staff Main “All of this is achieved by Syrian ground troops…Russian aviation in the Aleppo area has not been used since October 18.” Source: Press conference (timecode 0:42 -0:47), December 9, 2016 FALSE Monitors say Russian military conducted air campaigns One of Russia’s top military officials said on December 9, 2016, that Russian military jets, which had been conducting military assaults on rebel forces in Syria on behalf of the regime, had not bombed the Aleppo area since October 18. Independent monitors say they have tallies showing otherwise. Read more... Russia Denies Aleppo Evacuee Convoy Turned Away Russian Ministry of Defense "Reports alleging that one of the convoys carrying 950 militants and their families was turned back to the city absolutely do not correspond with reality." Source: Interfax News Agency, Dec. 16, 2016 False ...incident was captured on camera. The Russian Ministry of Defense denied that a convoy carrying nearly a thousand people out of eastern Aleppo was held and then sent back on December 16 as that very incident was being filmed by international news organizations. Read more... Kadyrov: Chechens in Islamic State ‘Small Drop in Sea’ Ramzan Kadyrov Head of the Chechen Republic There are (Chechens fighting for the Islamic State), but they are a small drop in the sea compared to hundreds of thousands of terrorists who came from America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia.” Source: Etokavkaz.ru /Special project TASS False ...numbers do not support his assertion The leader of Chechnya attempted to downplay the role of Chechen fighters in IS by inferring that they are a small segment when compared to other foreign fighters in IS. But a Polygraph.info fact check shows Chechen numbers in IS are not small. Read more... Russia's UK Embassy Says Syrian Rebels Using 'Human Shields' Russian Embassy to the United Kingdom “Now even biased @syriahr confirms: rebels use civilians as human shield in Aleppo.Cynical tactics by bandits lionized by UK officials.” Source: Russian UK Embassy Twitter Account, Nov. 24, 2016 False ...SOHR has denied ever using the term. While SOHR has reported that civilians were prevented from fleeing into the Kurdish-controlled Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood on two recent occasions, they explicitly deny that they believe rebels are using human shields. Read more... Is Russia Fulfilling Its International Treaty Obligations, as Putin Claims? Vladimir Putin Russian President “As we create advanced weapons systems, we strictly follow the international obligations that Russia has taken upon itself.” Source: Russia Today, November 18, 2016 False Russian actions speak otherwise The Russian president is incorrect when he says Russia strictly follows international agreements it has signed. While Russia has not withdrawn from key treaties, it has, in several cases, either suspended implementation or violated agreement terms. Read more... Putin: US Pressures Eastern European NATO Members to Accept Missile Bases Vladimir Putin President, Russian Federation “When a country joins NATO it becomes next to impossible for it to resist pressure from major NATO leaders such as the United States, and hence, it may deploy anything – a missile defense system, new bases, or if need be, missile strike systems.” Source: Russian news agency TASS, November 21, 2016 False …nations want assistance The Russian president says the United States and other major NATO members use the alliance to exert pressure against Russia by forcing Eastern European members to establish missile defense systems. But Eastern nations say they are the ones demanding more military installations and troops. Read more... Russia Says Using Weapons In Syria Like 'Superb Surgeon' Frants Klintsevich first deputy head of the Committee on Defense and Security of the Federation Council "Everything that the armed forces of Russia, and not only the armed forces of Russia, is doing is the jewelry work of a superb surgeon with a laser scalpel. With such work, with the fact that the targets are illuminated, determined and reconnoitered to the precision of a meter, there can be no serious consequences related to civilians." Source: Interfax news agency, November 21, 2016 Misleading ...Russia using "smart" and "dumb" weapons amid reports of civilians being targeted This is partially accurate. Russia is using both “smart” and “dumb” weapons. But there is also evidence that Russia has deliberately targeted civilians, humanitarian aid convoys, and hospitals. Read more... Putin: Russia’s Non-Military Exports Will Soon Pass Weapons Foreign Trade Vladimir Putin Russian president “See, in civilian sectors we will soon catch up with our export of weapons. And the export of agricultural products rose to $16.2 billion.” Source: Kremlin.ru, November 10, 2016 likely false ...statistics show civilian exports lagging Russia’s president says the export of civilian products became a “driver of national economy” in 2016, overtaking military exports. But reports by Russia’s Federal Customs Service show a sharp drop in civilian exports and officials say military exports levels will likely remain consistent with 2015 figures. Read more... Russia’s Ambassador Distorts UN Official’s Comments on Aleppo Bombings Vitaliy Churkin Russian Ambassador to the UN “He (a UN official) spoke of eastern Aleppo as though it were under continual attack from chemical weapons. I would ask him to produce a single fact about this.” Source: UN Security Council meeting records. Oct. 26, (pages 8-23) false ...no chemcial weapons mentioned. After a UN official’s presentation on the humanitarian impact of Syrian and Russian bombings on Aleppo, Russia’s envoy said the official spoke as though Aleppo was "under continual attack from chemical weapons.” But the official never mentioned chemical weapons. Read more... Load more Back to top Follow Us Info About this project Terms of Use Contact Us © 2017 POLYGRAPH.info All Rights Reserved. XS SM MD LG