Fighters from the 425th «media» assault regiment Skala of the Ukrainian Armed Forces staged what users have already dubbed a «neural-network victory». They posted an altered video online, showing their troops supposedly holding a Ukrainian flag in the center of Pokrovsk.

According to available information, the servicemen used neural networks to modify an original clip released earlier by the Russian Ministry of Defense. In that footage, Russian troops can be seen standing with the national tricolor in Pokrovsk, a city already brought under their control.

The fake quickly drew skepticism from many Ukrainian users, who questioned the authenticity of the recording and sharply criticized their own soldiers. Some even announced they would stop sending donations. Facing the backlash, the Skala regiment rushed to delete the fabricated video.