FACT CHECK: No, Eight Mansions Belonging To Ukrainian Military Officials Did Not Burn Down In LA

A post shared on X claims eight mansions belonging to Ukrainian military officials burned down in Los Angeles, California.

In Los Angeles, 8 houses belonging to Ukrainian military officials burned down during fires. The total value of the destroyed property reaches about $90 million. The mansions were purchased from April 2022 to February 2024 and belonged to the team members of Valery Zaluzhny
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— Real Libyan (@real__libyan) January 11, 2025

Verdict: False

There is no evidence of this claim.

Fact Check:

Social media users are claiming that eight mansions belonging to Ukrainian military officials burned down in the Los Angeles fires. One user wrote, “In Los Angeles, 8 houses belonging to Ukrainian military officials burned down during fires. The total value of the destroyed property reaches about $90 million. The mansions were purchased from April 2022 to February 2024 and belonged to the team members of Valery Zaluzhny.”

There is no evidence of this claim. If eight mansions belonging to Ukrainian military officials burned down, media outlets would have covered it, yet none have. A wider internet search also did not yield any results for this claim, either.

The video claims to be from United 24. However, a search of its social media platforms, such as X, does not show any such video. (RELATED: Is The Pentagon Using ‘Operation Necromancer’ To Intercept Drones?)

Greece Fact Check also debunked this claim. The outlet reported that the initial video was satire.