The Russian propaganda is strong among some.
1. Russia invaded Ukraine.
2. Russia has bombed civilian areas, constantly.
3. Denying this shows either 1) lack of intelligence or 2) useful idiots for Putin.
The use of Rachel Maddow talking points of “Russian propaganda” is what is strong among some, as well as hypocrisy as in:
A.) Syria, Iraq, Serbia, Libya, Yemen...
B.) Washington Post
Russia has killed civilians in Ukraine. Kyiv’s defense tactics add to the danger.
“Increasingly, Ukrainians are confronting an uncomfortable truth: ... Virtually every neighborhood in most cities has become militarized, some more than others, making them potential targets for Russian forces trying to take out Ukrainian defenses.”
C.) BELGRADE, May 24 – NATO airstrikes on Yugoslavia’s power grid left millions of people without electricity or water service today, bringing the war over Kosovo more directly into the lives of civilians across the country. Three consecutive nights of air attacks caused extensive blackouts in Belgrade, Novi Sad, and Nis, the three largest cities in Serbia, Yugoslavia’s dominant republic. In contrast with previous attacks on the power supply – in which allied warplanes triggered temporary outages by dropping carbon-fiber filaments that shorted out electrical lines – NATO forces this time struck at Serbia’s five major power-transmission stations with high-explosive munitions, causing damage that could take weeks to repair.
D.) Wall Street Journal: Videos Appear to Show Ukrainian Troops Shooting Surrendering Russians
11/21/22
“Footage circulated on social media appears to depict the moments before nearly a dozen Russian soldiers were shot after surrendering, raising accusations of war crimes by both Ukrainian and Russian officials.”