The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 07:26, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
... the
annexation of Crimea by
little green men was actually typical of a long history of Russian military deception dating back to the
Battle of Kulikovo? Source: "Russia's annexation of Crimea last year caught almost everyone off guard. The Russian military disguised its actions, and denied them - but those "little green men" who popped up in the Black Sea peninsula were a textbook case of the Russian practice of military deception" and "One of the most famous examples is the Battle of Kulikovo Field in 1380..." (BBC,
How Russia outfoxes its enemies)
- Length, Date, Cite, QPQ, and Earwigs check. Both hooks approved though I personally find the first hook "hookier".
Mifter (
talk) 18:19, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 07:26, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
... the
annexation of Crimea by
little green men was actually typical of a long history of Russian military deception dating back to the
Battle of Kulikovo? Source: "Russia's annexation of Crimea last year caught almost everyone off guard. The Russian military disguised its actions, and denied them - but those "little green men" who popped up in the Black Sea peninsula were a textbook case of the Russian practice of military deception" and "One of the most famous examples is the Battle of Kulikovo Field in 1380..." (BBC,
How Russia outfoxes its enemies)
- Length, Date, Cite, QPQ, and Earwigs check. Both hooks approved though I personally find the first hook "hookier".
Mifter (
talk) 18:19, 15 March 2017 (UTC)