The news on Russian television again accused that "the Ukrainian side attacked Donbas". For so many years, we have become accustomed to lies and manipulations in the media space of the aggressor country. But that's a higher level of cynicism... #AgainstRussianLies#UW_InfoWatch
However, a recent news broadcast on one of the propaganda channels Russia 1 once again exposed the true nature of this country. The video footage showed another "attack by Ukraine on peaceful civilians".
However, to create this story, propagandists used video footage of the aftermath of a missile strike by Russia on #Uman.
Screenshot from Suspilne
But the true story is that on Apr 28, in Uman, at approximately 4:30 in the morning, during a mass #Russian attack on #Ukraine, a 9-story residential building was hit. As of 4:00 PM on April 29th, there are 23 people killed, 6 of whom are children. #RussiaIsATerroristState
The Azovstal in Mariupol was one of them. The factory was shelled by the #Russian, causing damage to the equipment, buildings, and production lines. Last year, the Russian authorities claimed that they were willing to participate in rebuilding, including the industrial plants.
However, this rhetoric has not translated into action. The reconstruction of the Azovstal factory and other damaged industrial plants is crucial for the region's economic recovery, but it seems that Russia is not willing to contribute to this effort. #RussiaUkraineWar️
How Russians searched the homes of Kherson residents during the occupation of the city. #UkraineWorldTestimony
Viktoriia Kirilova, who survived the 8-month occupation of Kherson, described how Russians searched the homes of locals and took people for interrogation. 1/12
She said that home searches could be divided into two types:
1️⃣ From 9 to 12 armed officers would enter a home. Sometimes they would say they were from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) because they were driving cars with 🇺🇦 license plates stolen from local residents. 2/12
Of course, they couldn't have been from the SBU, because the occupiers would have imprisoned or shot any SBU personnel.
If you were lucky, the hours-long interrogation would take place at your home, says Kirilova. The occupiers would pressure people to collaborate with them. 3/12
If there is no significant success, "imagine it and threaten the world with nuclear weapons" - this could have been a central idea of today`s Russia politics. 1/4 #UW_InfoWatch#AgainstRussianLies
As long as Russia begins to lose its blackmail influence, it begins to appeal to nuclear weapons. This happened after the increasing of amount of military help for Ukraine and decision to supply it with tanks. 2/4 #RussiaIsATerroristState
This happened when Ukraine began to de-occupy its territories in Kharkiv and Kherson regions. This is happening now when Ukraine and the West don`t agree with ""peaceful plans"" according to Russia`s interest. 3/4 #RussiaIsCollapsing
The story of Zakhar Biryukov, who was seriously injured in the war and is now undergoing treatment abroad. #UkraineWorldTestimony 1/12
Zakhar Biryukov joined the defense of Ukraine in 2015 because he didn't want his country to be taken over by the Russians. Zakhar couldn’t accept that some bastards had started killing his countrymen and seizing towns and villages, so he chose to fight them. 2/12
As a soldier, Zakhar realized that a full-scale war was inevitable. He and his comrades did not know when exactly Russia would attempt a full invasion of Ukraine, but he was ready for it. 3/12
#Russian wishful thinking presents its stance on the global arena as invulnerable. Russian leaders tend to underestimate the negative effects of sanctions or ignore the fact that Russia is becoming a pariah. #UW_InfoWatch#AgainstRussianLies 1/4
They are trying to show an alternative geostrategic power structure, where the West doesn't play any role, but #Russia is in the center of new pole attracting Asian and African states. Is it really so? 2/4
📌Is it possible to create an alternative order in the global world where connections between all the players are too tight?
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The story of Tetiana Korchahina, who left Kharkiv with her children. #UkraineWorldTestimony
📅 On 24 February 2022, Tetiana woke up to the sound of explosions and immediately thought, "Oh my God, has it really started?" 1/11
For the previous few days, all she could talk to her friends and family about was the possibility of Russia attacking Ukraine. But it was still hard for Tetiana to believe such savagery could happen in the 21st century. 2/11
She went into her living room to find her husband awake. Soon, the whole street had woken up. There were nonstop📱calls and 💬. Everyone was in shock. Tetiana didn't know what to do, even though she had been packing her go bag for over a week. Her husband insisted on it. 3/11