“Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24 launched a special military operation in Ukraine ...”
“He said Moscow had no plans for an occupation of Ukrainian territories.”
“The sole purpose is the country’s demilitarization and denazification.”
“The Russian Defense Ministry says its forces are not attacking cities.”
“Their focus is entirely on military infrastructures.”
“The civilian population is not in danger.”
— excerpt from TASS news release titled "Ukraine’s neo-Nazis hold 7,500 foreigners hostage — Russian Defense Ministry" (March 4, 2022)
“Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24 launched a special military operation in Ukraine ...”
An explosion is seen in an apartment building after a Russian army tank fires in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 11, 2022.
Natali Sevriukova reacts next to her home following a rocket attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 25, 2022.
A man walks with a bicycle in a street damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 10, 2022.
“[Putin] said Moscow had no plans for an occupation of Ukrainian territories.”
This satellite image shows the northern end of a convoy at the southeast of Ivankiv, northwest of Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 28, 2022.
Russian tanks move down a street on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 11, 2022.
Destroyed Russian armored vehicles are seen in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 31, 2022.
“The sole purpose is the country’s demilitarization and denazification.”
This satellite image shows burning buildings in a residential area in northeast Chernihiv, Ukraine, on March 16, 2022.
People examine the damage after the shelling of a shopping center in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 21, 2022. At least eight people were killed in the attack.
A man cleans up a classroom in a preschool that was damaged after a residential apartment complex was hit by a Russian attack on March 18, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
“The sole purpose is the country’s demilitarization and denazification.”
A child looks out a steamy bus window with drawings on it as civilians are evacuated from Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 9, 2022.
A view of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial in Babyn Yar Park on March 2, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least five people were killed when a projectile struck the area, which is adjacent to the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center.
Serhiy Kralya, 41, looks at the camera after undergoing surgery at a hospital in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, on March 11, 2022. Kralya was injured during shelling by Russian forces.
“The Russian Defense Ministry says its forces are not attacking cities.”
A resident carries belongings out of a heavily damaged apartment building after a Russian rocket exploded nearby in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, on March 13, 2022.
A woman measures a window before covering it with plastic sheets in a building damaged by a bombing the previous day in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 21, 2022.
General view shows the site of a bombing at a shopping center in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 21, 2022, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues.
“Their focus is entirely on military infrastructures.”
Irina Moprezova, 54, reacts in front of a house that was damaged in an aerial bombing of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 13, 2022.
A view of a damaged hospital in Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on March 12, 2022.
Rescuers work amid the debris of a school building destroyed by shelling in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, on March 4, 2022.
“The civilian population is not in danger.”
Ukrainian emergency employees and volunteers carry a pregnant woman who suffered a crushed pelvis and detached hip during the shelling of a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9, 2022. The woman and her baby later died.
A person mourns next to a wrapped body near a residential building that was hit by the debris from a downed rocket in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 17, 2022.
A person killed by Russian shelling lies covered in a street in Irpin, Ukraine, on March 6, 2022.
A body lies in the street with hands bound by white cloth. Residents said the person was shot by Russian soldiers during Russia's invasion of Bucha, Ukraine, on April 3, 2022.
"Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24 launched a special military operation in Ukraine ...”
"He said Moscow had no plans for an occupation of Ukrainian territories.”
“The sole purpose is the country’s demilitarization and denazification.”
“The Russian Defense Ministry says its forces are not attacking cities.”
“Their focus is entirely on military infrastructures.”
“The civilian population is not in danger.”
On March 4, 2022, Putin signed a law criminalizing the spread of “false information” that contradicts the Russian narrative of its military actions in Ukraine.
People found guilty of violating the law face up to 15 years in prison and additional fines.
The Russian government also blocked access to social media platforms and restricted access to international news outlets.
The vast majority of Russians have been led to believe that the invasion of Ukraine is “a special military operation.”
The Russian people deserve to know the truth about what is happening in Ukraine.
Marina Yatsko, left, runs behind her boyfriend, Fedor, as he carries her 18-month-old son, Kirill, into a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 4, 2022.
Medical workers desperately try to save Kirill's life.
Marina and Fedor mourn over Kirill's body, killed in shelling, as he lies on a stretcher in the Mariupol hospital.
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