By now we've all seen the hunt for scapegoats by Russian military bloggers playing out following the defeat to Ukraine in Lyman
But what did state TV's mammoth Sunday night news shows have to say about it?
A brief 🧵
But what did state TV's mammoth Sunday night news shows have to say about it?
A brief 🧵
Well, Channel One's programme didn't even mention Lyman!
Instead, war correspondent Dmitry Kulko said in his report that "in the last month since Kyiv announced its offensive on Lysychansk, the 20km frontline has turned into a cemetery for Ukrainian fighters"
Instead, war correspondent Dmitry Kulko said in his report that "in the last month since Kyiv announced its offensive on Lysychansk, the 20km frontline has turned into a cemetery for Ukrainian fighters"
NTV was only slightly less evasive. Anatoly Mayorov mentioned it but gave the impression that 🇷🇺 had dealt 🇺🇦 a blow
"Kyiv sent its most combat capable units to the slaughter in Lyman, where we were forced to withdraw to different positions because of the threat of encirclement"
"Kyiv sent its most combat capable units to the slaughter in Lyman, where we were forced to withdraw to different positions because of the threat of encirclement"
Rossiya 1 was the only one that got even close to the truth
Dmitry Kiselyov admitted to a "difficult" situation in Donbas
But he insisted that 🇷🇺 forces were continuing to "beat off the desperate onslaught of Ukrainian army troops that are armed to the teeth with Nato weapons"
Dmitry Kiselyov admitted to a "difficult" situation in Donbas
But he insisted that 🇷🇺 forces were continuing to "beat off the desperate onslaught of Ukrainian army troops that are armed to the teeth with Nato weapons"
The channel's war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny
said 🇷🇺 forces were trying to establish new lines of defence at Kreminna to "stop the formations of the Kyiv regime from building on their success" and moving on towards the city of Severodonetsk // END
said 🇷🇺 forces were trying to establish new lines of defence at Kreminna to "stop the formations of the Kyiv regime from building on their success" and moving on towards the city of Severodonetsk // END
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