As I read it, the term liquidation was used by the Ukrainians and the press used it in quotations.
Still, the one-sided nature of the reporting is obvious.
But the Daily Mail obviously struggles with the use of such alien terms. They can throw around “homophobic” and “mean-spirited” with at least a semblance of familiar usage. Their attempts to write these pro-war pieces leaves them pasting quotes together with an obvious lack of understanding. At least to me.