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Taken to the extreme, you can then also not trust the free world. Reuters also cites the Russian sources: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-accuses-k

by mrtacy 2y ago

Taken to the extreme, you can then also not trust the free world. Reuters also cites the Russian sources: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-accuses-kyiv-using-us-atacms-missiles-hit-civilian-targets-luhansk-2024-06-07/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-accuses-kyiv-usi... So either Russia shot down 4 of the 5 missiles and they landed in apartment buildings, or the one that landed on the beach was also shot down. Or they staged everything, including blowing up apartment buildings. Unlikely, since Defense Secretary Austin had emergency phone calls after the beach incident. Regarding the stalemate, maps shown at the Institute for the Study of War also show little change. No need for Russian sources here.

ceejayoz 2y ago
"Reuters was unable to immediately verify the assertion..."
lawn 2y ago
> Taken to the extreme, you can then also not trust the free world. Reuters also cites the Russian sources: Of course, not all free media is competent and Reuters is making the exact same mistake of blindly citing Russian sources without doing due diligence.
- lkasr 2y ago
  What would due diligence look like? Instead of sniping at comments, please link the correct approved journalistic version of the 5 ATACMS missiles that have or have not been shot down over Crimea. If the whole attack, including the beach incident, was staged, link to that.
  - lawn 2y ago
    > please link the correct approved journalistic version of the 5 ATACMS missiles that have or have not been shot down over Crimea. As far as I know, there isn't one. The only thing we have is Russian sources, which by their track-record is only fairy tail propaganda. Republishing such a story is not due diligence. Doing their own research would be.