So how do you know what you’re being told by the media is the truth? Unless you’re on the ground in both Ukraine and Russia, you can’t possibly know what the reality is. After 2 years of Covid mania, only a fool would think that the media’s goal is to report the facts.
How do you know the media’s reporting is not true? Do you think all of the videos and photographs of what is happening in Ukraine are made up? It is more of a stretch to believe that than to accept them at face value. Are Christian organizations like Samaritan’s Purse lying too?
A good way to gather data is to look at Twitter and Telegram channels with images and video from the area. Google translate is helpful.
You can also use google maps to verify images if you want to spend the time and effort.
If you want you can gather data on Russian casualties by looking at the funerals announced in Russian local media.