Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2023 Kremlin drone attack

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The result was speedy keep‎. Closing, with no prejudice against a renomination, made with a valid deletion rationale. The reason given in the nomination, however, is not a valid reason for deletion under deletion policy.. Courcelles (talk) 17:03, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

2023 Kremlin drone attack

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Per WP:DENY. This was obviously a false flag operation by the Russian government to escalate the war further, as news sources are reporting on the validity of this incident. Denying recognition to the Kremlin for now seems like the better option. A Good Believer (talk) 14:53, 3 May 2023 (UTC) — A Good Believer (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

• keep This is not about "vandals and trolls", as WP:DENY holds, but an incident that happened (given the existing footage). Whether or not it was a false flag operation does not enter into the equation, and, I might add, is anything but obvious to me. If it was, the article should report it, if not ditto. Best I can do is WP:NOTNEWS. Kleuske (talk) 14:58, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep:: Nomination smacks of WP:ADVOCACY. Event is notable and Wikipedia is not censored to promote anti-russian sentiment. Toddst1 (talk) 15:09, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2023 May 3. —^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 15:13, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep False flag or not, it happened. We're concerned about the sourcing and we have several that confirmed it happened. The "why it happened" can be answered later. We aren't here to judge. Oaktree b (talk) 15:31, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: WP:DENY is about vandals/sockpuppets/trolls etc, which has nothing to do with the article. Also, please follow WP:NPOV. Layah50♪ ( 話して～! ) 15:34, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Snow close: AfD based on invalid arguments. Super Ψ Dro 15:45, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: The site you used, WP:DENY is notorious for its false claims and sources, and that we still do not know what has happened. I suggest keeping the page up until further news is available to us.

Republic of Selmaria (talk) 16:10, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep per above Naheehsp93 (talk) 16:16, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: So what if it was a false flag? It should still be documented. Wikipedia has been great in recent times for documenting major events in real time, and this should be no different. Benpiano800 (talk) 16:22, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Snow close per User:Super Dromaeosaurus. Mooonswimmer 16:49, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.