The Russian management of news in the past couple of years has been, different. From their 'special operation' (aka invasion of Ukraine) onwards it's been clear that they've attempted to manipulate the narrative in various ways. They've been fairly uninterested in the contradictions though, which is telling. Some have suggested that one of the reasons for Prizgozhin's demise was his untypical (of the administration)willingness to say the truth about the supposed motivations for the invasion when he noted in March:
Prigozhin said Moscow is fighting "exclusively with Ukrainians" equipped with NATO-provided equipment and some "Russophobic" mercenaries who voluntarily support Ukraine - but not NATO itself, said the ISW on Thursday. He expressed doubt about "denazification" objectives in Ukraine, unsure "Nazis" were in the country, while "effectively rejecting" the long-standing Kremlin claims that Russia needs to defend itself against a NATO threat.
"It is ridiculous to think" that Russian officials did not know NATO would come to Kyiv's aid, the ISW quoted Prigozhin as saying.
In June he noted:
The Wagner head, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has accused Moscow's leadership of lying to the public about the justifications for invading Ukraine, in the latest sign of conflict between Vladimir Putin's government and one of his most important allies.
In an explosive 30-minute video posted on his Telegram channel, Prigozhin dismissed Moscow's claims that Kyiv was planning to launch an offensive on the Russian-controlled territories in eastern Ukraine in February 2022.
"There was nothing extraordinary happening on the eve of February 24," Prigozhin said.
"The ministry of defence is trying to deceive the public and the president and spin the story that there was insane levels of aggression from the Ukrainian side and that they were going to attack us together with the whole Nato block," the Wagner head said.
As also noted:
"Shoigu killed thousands of the most combat-ready Russian soldiers in the first days of the war," Prigozhin said, adding that the invasion began even as Zelenskyy and Ukraine were eager for peace. The Ukrainian leader "was ready for agreements. All that needed to be done was to get off Mount Olympus and negotiate with him."
Be all that as it may, here's the latest example of the absurdity of the media manipulation:
Ukrainian drones struck targets in at least six regions deep within Russia, including an airfield where they destroyed military transport planes, in one of the broadest volleys yet of Kyiv's campaign to turn the tables on Moscow.
Russian officials described attacks on targets in the Pskov, Bryansk, Kaluga, Orlov, Ryazan and Moscow regions.
In Pskov, in northern Russia - more than 600km from Ukraine - a huge fire erupted at a military airfield.
Russia's TASS news agency reported at least four giant Il-76 transport planes were damaged, two of which had "burst into flames".
But, as RTÉ reports:
Moscow claimed to have thwarted all the attacks on Russia.
Russia typically describes all Ukrainian drone strikes as unsuccessful, regardless of the damage on the ground.
So there's aircraft on fire and/or destroyed by Ukrainian drones, admitted by TASS, and yet, 'Russia typically describes all Ukrainian drone strikes as unsuccessful'. I wonder about regimes which habitually say black is white and how they can possibly retain credibility and ultimately authority.
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