DISINFO: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are decimated by the current flu...

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DISINFO: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are decimated by the current flu...

SUMMARY

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are decimated by the current flu epidemia and the spread of SARS.

RESPONSE

No evidence given for the claims. Whereas it is indeed a flu season in Ukraine (as in many other European countries), around 69% of those affected were children. bit.ly/2j90G4X, . There are no reports of the Ukrainian Armed Forces being decimated, nor of the spread of SARS.

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