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Old photo of Zelensky visiting eastern Ukraine falsely linked to Kyiv's offensive in Russia

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A photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visiting a city in eastern Ukraine two years ago has resurfaced with a false claim it showed him in the Kursk region in western Russia after Ukrainian forces launched a cross-border attack in August 2024 .

The picture predates the offensive and shows him visiting the Kharkiv region to the east of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for the first time since Russia 's invasion in February 2022 .

The same photo was published in AFP 's archives on May 29, 2022 .