A Turkish portal passed off actor Bikovic as a “Serbian mercenary” in Karabakh
The Turkish resource derindusunce.org on its Twitter published a photograph of an alleged Serbian mercenary in Karabakh, which in fact turned out to be a still from the filming of a military drama with the participation of the popular actor Milos Bikovic.
The false tweet provoked the Serbian Internet to create similar humorous tweets.
“Serbian mercenary Aleksa Djuric spotted in Armenia. Wagner is somewhere nearby,” derindusunce.org captioned Bikovich’s photo.
In fact, the Turks posted a photo of an actor beloved by both Serbian and Russian audiences from the filming of a war drama dedicated to the heroism of Yugoslav soldiers who defended the Košare border crossing from an invasion by Kosovar and Albanian militants, supported by artillery, air force, and NATO special forces.
After Serbian users caught the Turks in outright lies, they deleted the tweet, but photoshopped photos of famous actors and pop stars in uniform while filming war films, on vacation, or simply wearing military-style clothes began to circulate on Serbian networks. ” with similar captions, for example, “Serbian mercenary Elena Karleusha (singer, turbo-folk star - ed.) spotted in Armenia. Wagner is somewhere nearby."
A Turkish portal portrayed actor Bikovic as a "Serbian mercenary" in Karabakh.