Pictures of a Ukrainian ID spread online in the days that followed the devastating blast in Crimea.
Neither side's version of events has been confirmed or evidenced as of yet, and investigations are ongoing, as speculation about who is to blame spreads.
One example of this is the recent claim that an ID of a Ukrainian citizen was found at the site of the blast, something of a recurring motif in Russia's"explanations" of such incidents that even becameThe ID is a fabrication and has been shared online before to spread misinformation about the conflict in Ukraine. It goes back to at least February 2022, when it was linked to a"fallen Azov leader," referring to the Ukrainian Azov battalion.
The photo has been attributed to Sam Hyde, a right-leaning comic, who has been a regular target of bogus social media claims over the past six years. Apart from the fact that the man in the ID is topless, there are other clues as to its inauthenticity. The document issue number are all zeroes and the name on the passport is"Semen Hydenko", in what appears to be a lewd reference to Hyde .
It also appears to use most of the same record numbers, dates and signature as the photo attached to the Wikipedia entry for
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