Russians are contradictory to news of human rights abuses by soldiers. The official media marks the information spreading online as fake news.
On Thursday, April 7, current time media across Russia asked people what they thought of what was happening in Bushan. The media is backed by the U.S. Congress and its sponsored radio stations, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty.
The views of the respondents interviewed in the footage intersect. Some believe that the news about Butcha is “fake”. Some, on the other hand, describe the situation as appalling.
“Russia distributes humanitarian aid”
The answers reflect suspicion of propaganda. A bachelor-young man says Ukraine and Russia are each telling their own truth. In his view, the message conveyed by the Russian media is reflected:
– After all, Russia distributes humanitarian aid in Ukrainian cities. Why would soldiers start killing people in sum? That would make no sense, this defendant concludes.
Respondents include those who refuse to express their views. The Russian atmosphere is tense.
“Comment may have consequences”
A young man interviewed in Krasnodar says he heard about Butsha’s events. However, it is better to keep quiet:
– In Russia, the state of freedom of speech is such that any comment can have consequences, he reminds.
“We still have to pay dearly”
Despite the stagnation of communication, messages are still spreading through the Internet. Judging by interviews with the Current Time Network, news of war crimes in Ukraine has also spread to Russia.
The young women interviewed in Yekaterinburg are appalled:
– It’s really awful, says another.
His friend states that something like what he saw should not happen under any circumstances.
A woman interviewed in the same city speculates that Russia may have to pay war reparations, as happened to Germany, which lost the war.
– I don’t know what awaits us, he says.