I would be surprised if Russia did this. I’d distrust anything we are told and assume the opposite . Ukraine murdered their own civilians and staged it like Russia did it, Ukraine has already done this by placing civilians in danger by making them human shields. Let’s not forget the media told us Biden won the election.
1) Ukraine has every incentive to fake an atrocity that might bring NATO in.
2)This is a propaganda war.
3) The Uke militias are in an absolute murderous genocidal mood towards Ukes that are Russian speaking.
4) The NYT makes this claim.
Exactly right.
Do you realize how ridiculous your argument is? There are many eye witnesses, and video recordings of a number of civilian killings, and satellite photos of the corpses. And you you think there is some wildly complicated staged set of murders.
So why don't you explain how, in your theory, Ukrainians murdered hundreds of their own people in an area under the control of the Russian army. Did the Ukrainians fly in using bat capes at night? Your argument is nonsensical.
If you are working in a cubicle in St. Petersburg you will get fired for incompetence.