A new "prediction" about when the war in Ukraine will end is being shared on TikTok. According to this prediction, it should happen on May 18

This was reported by Espresso.

This was reported by The Center for Strategic Communications.

The author of the video argues that it is on May 18 that "the military exercises launched in 2022 will end".

"Truth: the author of the video refers to the plan of international military exercises, which the Ukrainian authorities approved in 2022 before the start of russia's full-scale invasion", the Center said in a statement.

It also adds that, according to the author of the video, if you add up all the days of training, you will get 815 — they say, this is how long the war will last (until May 18, 2024).

"But these 'predictions' are absurd. Firstly, the document refers to training, not the number of days of real war. Secondly, it made no sense to add days of different types of exercises anyway — they were supposed to be held in parallel in different regions of Ukraine", the rebuttal says.

Videos with "war end dates" are not the first time they have appeared, it has been happening regularly since 2022, and none of these "predictions" have ever come true. Such videos are harmful because they give a false sense of hope that the war is about to end.

• On January 2, it was reported that Elon Musk, an American billionaire, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, as well as the owner of the X social network, made a forecast for 2024.