Summary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of bombing a boarding school in the Russian-occupied town of Sudzha, Kursk region, killing at least four civilians.
He claimed Moscow was targeting “even their own civilians.”
However, Russian officials blamed Ukraine for the attack, saying the missile came from Ukrainian territory and calling it a “crime.”
Sudzha has been under Ukrainian control since Kyiv’s forces crossed into Kursk last August.
I can tell you without a doubt, if Russia claims something and is sketch about it, they’re almost certainly lying and the truth is the direct opposite thing.
It’s so easy to detect at this point, I’m not even sure why they’d do it other than to save face, or to go: “Look how stupid and scared our citizens are, we can boldly lie and they can’t say or do anything about it.”
I.e: Stories like: “Man falls off balcony after shooting self twice in the head, ruled accident”
Or uh, “Russian missile hits Kursk, Ukraine accused for the attack”
Part of the point is to lie so blatantly to let you know they control you and there is nothing you can do about it. Part of it is plausible deniability. Part of it is unending propaganda. Part of it is to lose trust in news sources.