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Russia's Disinformation Campaign and the Real Story of the War in Ukraine
TLDR Russia has been spreading disinformation and propaganda about the war in Ukraine, while independent journalists are trying to tell the real story. The conflict has caused destruction, death, and millions of refugees, with people in Ukraine living in dangerous conditions and facing targeted violence and oppression.
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00:00
Russia has been spreading disinformation and propaganda to mislead people about the war in Ukraine, while independent journalists are trying to tell the real story.
04:14
Russia has been spreading disinformation and propaganda about the war in Ukraine, while independent journalists are trying to tell the real story.
09:33
The narrator's home country, Ukraine, has been invaded by Russia, causing destruction, death, and millions of refugees, leading the narrator and their wife to leave Ukraine for Moldova.
14:31
Natalka visits Nikolayev and witnesses the solidarity and preparation for a potential siege, then travels to Kharkiv where she sees the destruction caused by the war and meets people who are still living in the conflict zone.
19:04
People in Ukraine are living in dangerous conditions, with some unable to leave their homes due to shelling, while others are seeking shelter in metro stations and relying on handouts of food.
24:26
Russian security forces opened fire on protesters in Hursin, and local politicians, activists, and journalists started to disappear in occupied territories, including the mayor of Melitopol who was replaced by a pro-Russian collaborator.
29:30
Russian propaganda claims that their main goal is to restore normal functions of state authorities and business in Ukraine and to protect Russia from those who took Ukraine hostage, but this is clearly false as evidenced by the actions of Russian special forces in Melitopol, including chasing and beating protesters, and the detainment of Tatiana Kumok and her family.
35:02
Pro-Ukrainian activists are being targeted and there are reports of murders, abductions, and confiscation of food and communication devices in the occupied cities, highlighting the difficult situation in these areas.
