Several online media outlets in Kosovo have fallen prey to a manipulated video, published by the official Twitter profile of the Ministry of Defense in Ukraine with the description "MiG-29 of the Armed Forces Air Force destroys the Su-35 of the Russian invaders."
However, this video does not seem to answer the claim made, as it appears to have been taken from the video game "Digital Combat Simulator World".
Albanian-language media, mainly from Kosovo, have published articles, evaluating the claim made by Ministry of Defense of Ukraine as a matter of course, considering it a trusted source.
Links to articles published by several online media in Albanian:
However, despite being published by the ministry's verified profile, this video turns out not to have been made during the recent fighting in Ukraine. So it is not about a duel between Ukrainian and Russian pilots, as claimed.
This is also proven by a fact check. and the BBC.
Like the aforementioned media outlet, this has also been confirmed by the Spanish fact-checking platform (Maldita.es). Representatives of the video game developer Eagle Dynamics told Maldita.es that the images in the video posted on the Ukrainian Ministry's profile are from the video game Digital Combat Simulator. (see here)
Hibrid.info, during its research through search engines and social networks, found the same video published on "Youtube.com" by the user named "Comrade_Corb", where in the description of this material he wrote that "This image is from DCS, but it is nevertheless made out of respect for the 'Ghost of Kiev'. If he is real, God be with him; if he is fake, I pray for more like 'him'." (see here)
Analyze:
A video material that was published on the official Twitter account of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense appears to be a hoax or fake content. Some online media in Kosovo have fallen prey to it, publishing it as if it were real.
The British media outlet BBC reports that this video footage belongs to the video game Digital Combat Simulator. While the company behind this game, Eagle Dynamics, has stated to the Spanish fact-checking platform Maldita.es, that it is a simulation using its software.
Hibrid.info found this video material published on Youtube by the user named "Comrade_Corb", who in the description of this video material wrote that "This footage is from DCS", which is the acronym for the game Digital Combat Simulator.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info has classified this video material as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The "Fake News" rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information.
Content that is considered fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.