Russians fed lies, in extreme denial

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Many Russians are being fed a daily media diet of Kremlin propaganda that hides the terrible destruction and human cost of their country's invasion of Ukraine. So how did ordinary Russians in Perm and Vladivostok react when Current Time reporters showed them some images?

[Turbineguy]

1. Maybe they'll notice a

33% contraction in the economy and wonder why.

[elleng]

2. They are fed lies; they are not in denial.

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3. Did you listen to all of them?

Some are in denial.

[Harker]

4. They sound a lot like Fox viewers. n/t

[SunSeeker]

5. Very much so. But Fox News viewers have no excuse.

Russians don't have access to independent news sources like Fox viewers do.

[Harker]

6. Yes, willful ignorance is quite a different thing.

It's horribly sad either way.