Infamous Canadian sniper rumoured to have died in Ukraine is alive and well
Ukraine said he was simply in “black-out mode” and believes rumours of his death were part of a propaganda campaign by the Russians.The sniper, who goes by the name Wali, and who Global News is not naming to protect his family, became famous after a viral, but false, claim that he took the world’s longest sniper shot in Iraq.
Ukrainian civilians prepare to fight as Russian troops close in on Odesa Both Wali and special operations sources say he was never a member of JTF2 and was not present when a JTF2 sniper took the 2 km shot killing an ISIS operative in Iraq in 2017.Wali arrived in Ukraine at the beginning of the war to join the Ukrainian Armed Forces.Speaking from the Kyiv region to Global News on Tuesday, he said he is “well-fed, rested and all good.”Rumours that Wali had died began circulating on social media last week, with no obvious source.
Several mainstream media outlets also began asking if Wali was still alive.While he doesn’t know where the rumours came from, he said they were a surprise to him when he came off the front lines several days ago.“I was the last person to learn the news that I was dead,” he said.“I think it’s just trolling.
But I think it’s strange because after a while the enemy will lose credibility with this propaganda. I don’t understand why they push such lies.
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