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Why do so many Russians support the war?

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Russia's War in Mari Upol

Mari Upol is a Ukrainian city which Ukraine think is worth fighting for. It's a completely different matter that Ukraine doesn't really stand a chance, as things stand at the moment, of re-taking it. I've been trying to find out for the past week or so, trying to find people inside Mari Upol who would be prepared to speak about what they're seeing. And they fall into two camps. One camp is, we're afraid to speak to the BBC, but one thing we can tell you is that Russia calls it liberation, but in fact, it's murder. The second camp is quite happy with what Russia's doing there. They're saying we are free

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