A video shared on Twitter purports to show Ukrainians razing a Russian church.

Radical supporters of the Ukrainian Church burned the church of the Moscow Patriarchate in the village of Novopoltavka (Nikolaev region).

Earlier, Korchinsky (he is a follower of certain ideology) called for the burning of churches if Russian language was spoken there. pic.twitter.com/VIj8MmxUjV

— Dagny Taggart (@DagnyTaggart963) April 5, 2023

Verdict: False

The video was uploaded to YouTube in 2013. A translation of the video’s title indicates it was filmed in Ilyinka, Russia, not Ukraine.

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The Twitter video appears to show a religious building being burnt down as onlookers watch. “Radical supporters of the Ukrainian Church burned the church of the Moscow Patriarchate in the village of Novopoltavka (Nikolaev region). Earlier, Korchinsky (he is a follower of certain ideology) called for the burning of churches if Russian language was spoken there,” the Twitter video, viewed over 200,000 times, purports.

The claim is false. The original video of the church burning was uploaded to YouTube in January 2013. A translation of the video’s title indicates it was filmed in Ilyinka, Russia. A website focusing on Russia’s Volodarsky District reported the fire occurred at the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. (RELATED: Is The U.S. And U.K. Sending Attack Helicopters To Ukraine?)

There are no credible news reports suggesting Ukrainians were responsible for burning down a Russian church. Likewise, the claim neither appears on the Kremlin’s website nor its verified Twitter account. In addition, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not publicly addressed the purported claim.

Although the video is over 10 years old, Russian media outlets have circulated the clip as if it is recent, according to Misbar. The Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security confirmed the video was over 10 years old and had been filmed in Russia, not Ukraine, the outlet indicated.

Check Your Fact has contacted the Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.