Russia also said they had destroyed 14 HIMARS when only 6 had been delivered.
In short, whenever the Kremlin says something, you can be sure it’s the opposite of what happened.
They’re talking to their own people, trying to convince them that this war Putin started isn’t the existential catastrophe for Muskovy that it is.
Propaganda, from both sides, is an integral part of the war effort. The truth always lies somewhere in between.