I think his narrative contradicts pretty much everyone's media--Russian, Ukrainian, American, etc. His account is a bit jumbled as he throws in a lot of details

I think his narrative contradicts pretty much everyone's media--Russian, Ukrainian, American, etc. His account is a bit jumbled as he throws in a lot of details, but plenty of those details are things I've read about elsewhere, so it's nice to see them put together. Note, I don't think he is really trying to defend Russia. I think he is making the point that nobody is as innocent as they are trying to appear.