The tanks in central Moscow are real, but not from today. The image from 1991 that set the Internet on fire. What is happening in Russia now is… celebration

The image was published today, September 10, 2022, at 20:30 on the Twitter account of Andrew Kernytsky, defined by two colors: yellow and blue, respectively the flag of Ukraine.

Initially, he published the image from 1991 with the description: “The center of Moscow was closed and Russian tanks are in the street. The last time this happened, in 1991, it did not end well for the USSR.”

The published image has the original source Dima Tanin/AFP/Getty Images, is from 1991 and has the description: Soviet army tanks in Moscow’s Red Square after a coup toppled Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, August 19, 1991.

Later, about 45 minutes ago, Andrew Kernytsky made a clarification: “To clarify: the photo is from the 1991 coup, not today.”

Too late, however, because the post was taken “for good” by publications and televisions in the world and in Romania. Analysts viewed the information with distrust, with suspicion and preferred to refrain from commenting on the scenario of today’s coup d’état in Moscow, which would target Vladimir Putin. Of course, the image gave free rein to the imagination, and the scenarios were multiple, depending on the source of information. “We are tired of commenting on cartoons” said a commenter who raised the issue of a new fake. And yes, the picture is real, but 31 years old. However, the description is misleading and implies that those old tanks are in the center of Moscow today.

The Russian army received tanks as a gift. And the occasion is special

Meanwhile, from Russia, we learn that the army has received a new batch of battle tanks, today, on the eve of Tank Day. Uralvagonzavod handed over several Т-90М tanks and armored cars to the Russian Ministry of Defense, this is the information coming from Moscow (trans. Doinita Manic).

This teaching is not accidental. Tank Day is celebrated in Russia on Sunday. This celebration of tanks and tank builders traces its history back to Soviet times.

Tank Day in Russia celebrates the service and sacrifices of tank crews and commanders of armored formations since the Russian Civil War, when tanks were first used on Russian soil.

The holiday was established in the USSR by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on July 11, 1946, to commemorate the role of the mechanized and armored forces of the Red Army in defeating their enemy counterparts in the Wehrmacht during the Great Patriotic War.

Until 1980, this holiday was celebrated on September 11, but in 1980 a new date was established, namely the second Sunday of September, which this time coincides.

And if you were worried that the Russians had woken up, no, they came out to celebrate. To celebrate their tanks.

Meanwhile, in Ukraine…

The Ukrainian army liberated the city of Kupiansk.

The Ukrainian army liberated the city of Kupyansk from the Kharkiv region, occupied until now by the Russian invaders, writes nv.ua. On Saturday, September 10, this information was confirmed by the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Oleg Nikolenko, by posting a photo of the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine holding the blue and yellow flag near the City Council building.

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