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How would you respond to Russian claims that missile attacks had been launched from the facility?

Why would anyone give any credibility to what a russian says in 2022?

That may simply be the answer; that they are liars. This specific claim has a video [0] to go with it.

In general, when it comes to anything in war involving the word "nuclear," we would be unwise to plug our ear's to the enemy's motivations.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jSQw35mJrA

It's unfortunate that they seem to have chosen maximum disinformation as a strategy for their official communications (not maximum confusion which would require significant amount of truth around the fabrications). Meanwhile their citizens say what they believe keeps them away from prison and high up windows.

But that's what the situation is now. Putting any effort into reviewing their claims is a waste. It'll be a hell of an effort for them to rebuild their credibility.

It's of course ridiculous, together with all the other reasons Russia has given for then having to "protect" Ukraine by invading them and raping, torturing, murdering and deporting their children.

It is certainly plausible, Ukrainians have made no secret of them stationing troops / weapons in civilian buildings, their argument being that since they are defending against aggression on their homeland they can station them wherever they want(and it is a perfectly legitimate argument). I wouldn't really trust Russian MoD either though.

> It is certainly plausible

What would be the motivation? What would they gain? It makes zero sense to destroy their own country. Russia, on the other hand, has several reasons to do so.

“good, leave. invading another people is abhorrent”

The invasion is the war crime and should have been enough for the whole world to respond en masse to refuse allow it.

The world should do the same if the USA ever invades anywhere again as well.

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