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Nevilledog

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Thu Mar 3, 2022, 11:01 AM Mar 2022

Analysts identify top 10 'war myths' of Russia-Ukraine conflict



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theguardian.com
Analysts identify top 10 ‘war myths’ of Russia-Ukraine conflict
NewsGuard warns disinformation channels extend beyond sites and accounts with direct Kremlin links
7:44 AM · Mar 3, 2022



https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/03/russia-ukraine-conflict-top-10-war-myths-newsguard

These are NewsGuard’s top 10 Russia-Ukraine “war myths” – followed by NewsGuard’s refutation:

1 “Russian-speaking residents in the Donbas region of Ukraine have been subjected to genocide.” The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has found no evidence of this.

2 “Polish-speaking saboteurs attempted to bomb a chlorine plant in Donbas.” The video of the “attack”, for which there is no evidence, was recorded days before it is alleged to have taken place.

3 “Ukrainian forces bombed a kindergarten in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, on 17 February 2022.” The shelling came from Russian-separatist frontlines.

4 “Russia did not target civilian infrastructure in Ukraine at the start of invasion.” One day after the invasion, Amnesty International documented at least three Russian military attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine.

5 “Nazism is rampant in Ukrainian politics and society, supported by authorities in Kyiv.” The candidate for the far-right nationalist party, Svoboda, won 1.6% of the vote in the 2019 presidential election.

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Analysts identify top 10 'war myths' of Russia-Ukraine conflict (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 2022 OP
Truth is the fist casualty of war. Chainfire Mar 2022 #1
No question about it... This is a battle of good vs evil world wide wally Mar 2022 #2

Chainfire

(17,532 posts)
1. Truth is the fist casualty of war.
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 11:04 AM
Mar 2022

Our side is honorable, the other side are brutes. It makes the killing easier.

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