**English**
A collage of five frames tells the story of one family whose life was shattered by a tragedy during the military operation.
All photos show the same three people:
– an older woman with light hair (the grandmother),
– a young woman around 20–23 with dark hair (the daughter/older sister),
– a teenage boy with a ginger fringe (the son/younger brother).
Frame-by-frame storyline:
The family is seeing the mother/wife off to the war. All three are at home, the mother is in military uniform, and they embrace before parting. Caption: “This is us seeing our mom off to the front.”
The grandmother makes a half-joking remark through tears that the mother “still wants to take a wig,” so she can look pretty over there. A small attempt to ease the tension.
The last time they saw her alive: the mother in uniform hugging her children and her mother-in-law/mother. Caption: “This was the last time we saw her alive.”
4–5. Some time later. The children have received the compensation payments (“a week ago we received the payments”) and mark a grim date: forty days since their mother’s death. The young woman is crying, speaking into the camera: “And we marked forty days since our mom was killed.”
The whole story is a short but deeply painful account of how an ordinary Russian family sent their mother, a servicewoman, to the front, only to receive her body and the state payouts. The emotional impact comes from the contrast between the first hopeful smiles and the tears on the fortieth day.
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**Nederlands**
Een collage van vijf beelden vertelt het verhaal van één familie die getroffen werd door een tragedie tijdens de militaire operatie.
Op alle foto’s staan dezelfde drie personen:
– een oudere vrouw met licht haar (de grootmoeder),
– een jonge vrouw van ongeveer 20–23 met donker haar (de dochter/oudere zus),
– een tienerjongen met een rosse pony (de zoon/jongere broer).
Verhaal per beeld:
De familie neemt afscheid van de moeder/echtgenote voordat ze naar het front vertrekt. Alle drie zitten thuis, de moeder draagt een militair uniform, en ze omhelzen elkaar. Bijschrift: “Dit zijn wij terwijl we onze moeder uitzwaaien naar het front.”
De grootmoeder maakt half grappend, met tranen in de ogen, de opmerking dat de moeder “nog een pruik wil meenemen,” zodat ze daar mooi kan zijn. Een kleine poging om de sfeer te verlichten.
De laatste ontmoeting terwijl ze nog leefde: de moeder in uniform omhelst haar kinderen en haar schoonmoeder/moeder. Bijschrift: “Dit was de laatste keer dat we haar levend zagen.”
4–5. Enige tijd later. De kinderen hebben de uitbetalingen ontvangen (“een week geleden kregen we de uitkeringen”) en herdenken een sombere datum: veertig dagen sinds de dood van hun moeder. De jonge vrouw huilt en spreekt in de camera: “En we herdachten de veertig dagen sinds mama is omgekomen.”
Het hele verhaal is een kort maar zeer aangrijpend verslag van hoe een gewone Russische familie hun moeder, een militair, naar het front stuurde en later haar lichaam en de staatsuitkeringen ontving. De emotionele klap wordt versterkt door het contrast tussen de eerste voorzichtige glimlach en de tranen op de veertigste dag.
#SMO #verliezen #body200 #40dagen #moederaanhetfront #dienstplichtige #omgekomen #uitkeringen #rouwendifamilie #gezinsverlies #kinderenzondermoeder #grootmoederenkleinkinderen #afscheid #laatsteontmoeting #russischefamilies #oorlog #verliezen2025 #rouw #treurnis #waregeschiedenis #pijn #herinnering #eeuwigeherinnering
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Fact-checking the authenticity of the collage (English translation)
The collage is a video-style story (likely from TikTok or a similar platform) in which a family — a grandmother, a daughter, and a son of the alleged deceased — appears to share memories about sending their mother/wife to the war, her death, and the compensation they received forty days later. The emotional narrative leans heavily on farewell, last moments, tears, and the grim “commemoration” with a mention of state payments. In reality, this is fake — a staged video created to manipulate emotions and possibly to facilitate fraud. Below is a breakdown based on available sources (verified across news reports and social media as of 28 November 2025).
1. Plot and characters: fiction, not a real family
– What the video shows: The family says they sent off “Elena Kovaleva” (a warrant officer), recall her supposed death in a rear-area mine explosion, and mark forty days since her death along with recently received compensation.
– Fact: No such story appears in official records (Russian Ministry of Defence, casualty databases such as “Cargo-200,” or regional registries). The people on screen are either actresses or unrelated individuals, and “Elena Kovaleva” is a fabricated name. The video was posted by the TikTok account @aktualno_na_svo, but that account is not the source. The admins claim the “family” contacted them requesting publication for 10,000 rubles, then refused to pay and accused the admins of lying.
– Evidence of fabrication: The main “daughter” is a Belarusian TikToker named Nastya (Anastasia). Her real mother, Zhanna, is alive, has never served in the military, and condemned the video as defamation. Zhanna learned of her own supposed “death” from social media and filed a complaint. This is a classic deepfake-style collage: assembled clips from unrelated videos with added captions to heighten the drama.
2. Details about death and payments: superficially plausible, but distorted for emotional effect
– What the video claims: A mine explosion in a rear area (“because it wasn’t marked on maps”), payments received “last week” after forty days.
– Fact about the death: Mine incidents in rear zones do occur (for example, detonations on legacy minefields), but “Elena Kovaleva” does not appear in casualty records. Overall losses in 2025 number in the thousands, but without verified names, this specific story is fictional.
– Fact about payments: These are real and governed by law (Federal Law No. 52-FZ, Government Decree No. 855). In 2025:
Type of payment Amount (RUB) Recipients Timeframe Presidential lump sum 5,000,000 Immediate family (children, parents, spouse) Within 6 months Insurance payment (“SOGAZ”) ~3,439,562 (indexed) Immediate family ~30 days after paperwork Monthly survivor benefit 200% of social pension (~22,908, split) Minors, dependents Via social fund / draft office Regional payments 1–2 million (varies by region) Family Local
Payments often arrive within 1–3 months and might realistically coincide with the period after the 40-day memorial. The video exploits this timeline for emotional punch rather than factual accuracy.
3. Distribution and motive: manipulation and scam
The video gains traction on TikTok/X (millions of views), provoking tears and reposts under hashtags like #СВО and #груз200. It fits a broader pattern of fake “war stories” designed for donations or engagement farming. Admins of the reposting account promised to transfer funds to the “family,” but never did.
Similar fakes have been documented in 2025: videos about a “fallen mother” used to solicit donations, followed by account shutdowns. When compared with real verified cases (such as regional court disputes over compensation), none of the details match.
On X: mentions of the video exist only in the context of debunking (“fake”). There are no organic posts from any “family members.”
Conclusion
This is a fabricated story (0% authenticity). It is an emotional trap engineered for social media engagement and fundraising scams, exploiting the real tragedies of the war. Genuine bereaved families receive support, but not through staged videos of this sort. If you encounter donation requests linked to this collage, avoid transferring money — this is a scam. For verifying such claims, rely on primary sources such as official MoD casualty records, the Social Fund, or established media.
