The fate of Russia’s soldiers
The Documentary Podcast
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Russian Speakers in Eastern Ukraine
The few remaining independent broadcast channels in russia that would have told the truth have been silenced since the invasion. A new ror threatens any one spreading what the authorities call disinformation, which could even include simply describing the conflict as a war with 15 years in jail. People will be afraid of prosecution, even for just passing on news they hear from relatives in ukraine or from soldiers who are fighting there. It's a return to the soviet era, despite the insonet, the satellites and so on. And this news black also means that the authorities will get an incomplete picture, and so make wrong decisions. Many social medio channels have also been blocked, but some, including
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