In 2014 I've found myself trapped in Eastern Ukraine under Russian occupation. We had both Ukrainian and Russian news available, and I've learned three things from this experience.

1. The defending side never knows what's going on. If they know, they prevent it with available countermeasures, and there is nothing to make news from.

2. The offending side always uses the knowledge they have for propaganda. If they don't, it's because their news-making activities have been successfully prevented by the defending side.

3. Never spill the third thing if you don't want to start a needless flame war.

I don't watch the news since then.