Overview

• A viral video released by Russian state-controlled broadcaster RT depicts a captured U.S.-manufactured M113 armored personnel carrier flying both Russian and American flags near Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region
• Senior Ukrainian adviser Andriy Yermak denounced the display as a misuse of U.S. symbols in what he called a “terrorist, aggressive war”
• POLITICO and other outlets reported they could not independently verify the provenance of the footage, highlighting challenges in confirming frontline material
• The clip emerged days after President Trump’s Alaska summit with President Putin and on the day President Zelenskyy met Trump and European leaders in Washington to press for a ceasefire without major territorial concessions
• On the same day, Kharkiv was hit by a ballistic missile that wounded at least 11 people, according to Mayor Igor Terekhov