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[–] [email protected] 61 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Russian authorities have been known to doctor video evidence to show dead, injured, or out-of-favor commanders still going about their business. Equally, however, Ukrainian commanders have previously announced the deaths of Russian military leaders who have turned out to be still alive.

I am totally good with UA doing that, because it serves to sow confusion and force Russia to expend efforts sorting out it or covering it up.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago

The favourite disinformation strategy of Russia used against themselves.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Have to balance that against loss of trust in what they say. This was so blatant that I'd put very little weight in any major claims going forward.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Now, I must tell you kids, Admiral Sokolov has laryngitis and a bad back, so he won't be saying anything or doing anything.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

He’s got laryngitis? Ain’t nobody got time for that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Admiral Sokolov looks fat

[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Russian ministry of defense: "the Kyiv regime throws untrained soldiers to their slaughter in senseless assaults"

Uh...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Russia replies with "no, you!" statement.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Weekend at Viktor's" sounds like a cheap knock off. 0/10 wouldn't watch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

As long as it's actually at Victor's house, and not his neighbor's house where he had no fucking business going.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Deep fakes are very easy to made these days, even in real time! You'll just need a good enough GPU then use DeepFaceLive: https://github.com/iperov/DeepFaceLive

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Can't believe anything either side says in this war. Both sides make shit up or don't disclose things.

It's almost impossible to get an impartial, accurate news report of what is really going on.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago

The first casualty in war is the truth

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Go there and look for yourself!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Dead or not who cares? HQ is destroyed, they ain't coming back from that for awhile

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

And I though Peter Cushing’s appearance in Rogue One was a bit uncanny valley…