For weeks, ordinary Russians have been bombarded with TV reports designed to convince them that the “special operation” in Ukraine is both going well and morally justified. Here’s what we saw during a day’s viewing...
BREAKFAST TV: MORNING IN RUSSIA
Viewers switching on their TVs from 5am are greeted with scenes of apparent devastation broadcast on one of the country’s most popular TV channels. But the carnage wasn’t in Ukrainian cities besieged by Russian troops.