>the truth is in the middle
No it isn't. Russia's reports are complete fabrications.
No it isn't. Russia's reports are complete fabrications.
The real marker is immediate numbers. I bet even Russians yet to find out how many aircrafts have they irrecoverably lost, however we get numbers reported as if they are confirmed.
Cheap
Sure. But the solution isn't to interpolate Russian and Ukraininan claims, as the former have been proven time and again to be complete fabrications. Instead, a good M.O. is to take Ukraininan claims with a grain of salt until corroborated by either open-source or third-party analysis.
Source? (Kyiv was agitating for Western aid in 2022. It would be odd for them to be downplaying the threat.)
[1] https://www-pravda-com-ua.translate.goog/articles/2022/12/19...
However, there’s this one weirdo who held official position (if I’m not mistaken) yet he was spilling similar nonsense for … well, he may still do that, I’m not aware. He’s this infamous Mr Arestovych, all I’m aware is him pushing Russian narratives these days and not holding any official position these days. I’ve heard him being even sanctioned for treason-like something, but I’m really not following him much to tell more.
That’s who came to my head first, as he’s quite infamous for this ‘Russia will fall within 2…3 weeks.’