It is false that a Canadian sniper known as Wali was killed by a Russian sniper 20 minutes after arriving in Mariupol, Ukraine, as claimed on social media (look here). After the rumor of death gained momentum, the soldier gave an interview in which he claimed that he suffered no injuries during his participation in the war.

The misleading posts had at least 1,500 shares on Facebook as of Thursday afternoon (7).

The “best Canadian sniper in the world” who went to fight for Ukraine was killed 20 minutes after arriving in Mariupol by a Russian sniper. Canadian sniper Wali was eliminated by Russian special forces 20 minutes after the start of active operations in Mariupol (…).

Social media posts mislead that a Canadian sniper known as Wali, who left for Ukraine in early March to fight Russian troops, was killed minutes after arriving in Mariupol, in this Eastern European country. The allegation began circulating in English in March, when it was denied by the shooter himself in an interview with the Canadian channel. Radio-Canada News on the 22nd of this month.

The agency observersof the French public network France 24, also contacted Wali on the 22nd to deny the allegations. “When I came back from the combat zone for a rest period on March 21, I turned on my phone. There was a torrent of messages asking me if I was dead or not.

Test. Photo of Wali in a ball pit posted on the 22nd (Reproduction)

On the same day, a photo of Wali was posted on a page attributed to him on Facebook, called The Torch and the Sword (“The torch and the sword”, in French), updated daily. Last Tuesday (the 6th), a Photograph of a fire accompanied by text with updates on the sniper’s participation in the war.

Despite his notoriety, Wali rejects the label of the best sniper in the world. “I’m a good soldier, that’s all. But I am still good and I intend to contribute, at least a little, to the victory of this people who want so much to be free”, he declared in a publication. the 11th of March.

According to Radio Canada, Wali served as a sniper in the Royal Canadian 22nd Regiment. Your official site also reports that he participated in conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq as a volunteer sniper.

Misinformation about his death has been circulating in different languages ​​and has been denied by agencies around the world, such as AFPO The observers and USA today.

References:

1. Radio Canada (1 and of them)
of them. France 24
3. Facebook (The Torch and the Sword 1, of them and 3)
4. Wali free

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