323:. He forgot to cut out the beginning of the video, which shows the Russian air defense system firing into the sky solely for filming. From the first seconds of the video, Pegov prepares to record and then gives the military a command to start shooting. Sitting idle the entire time, the Russian soldier picks up an anti-aircraft gun and begins firing into the sky. On May 6, 2022, according to StopFake.org, he published a false video about the alleged discovery of a secret bio-lab in
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Republic of Azerbaijan" and the Migration Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan by
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