Ukraine war: Russia losing information war at home, scrambles to reshape narrative
Fox News
Russia has shuttered two independent news networks and arrested more than 8,000 people at protests across the country.
President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine only eight months after Time magazine billed President Biden as ready to take on the Russian leader. (Associated Press) Igor Kostyukov, director of Russian Military Intelligence, attends the ninth Moscow Conference on International Security in Moscow, June 23, 2021. (Getty Images) RT editor-in-chief Maria Baronova resigned Tuesday after publicly condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Znak.com. (Getty Images) A person is detained by police during an anti-war protest, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Moscow, Feb. 24, 2022. (Reuters) A person carries a banner during an anti-war protest, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Moscow, Feb. 24, 2022. The banner reads "No war. Freedom for political prisoners". (Reuters) Police officers detain a demonstrator with a poster that reads: "I'm against the war", in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (Associated Press) Demonstrators shout slogans in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (Associated Press) "The way you run information operations is, you tell a sliver of truth and lie about the rest. Vladimir Putin knows how to do this. He is an ex-KGB agent."
"A few days ago … the official Russian censorship agency came out with a warning to all media outlets that said ‘only trustworthy sources are allowed to be used when reporting on this special military operation, and if you don’t do that we will take you off-air,’" which led to the forced closure of two independent news networks, including Dozhd TV – known in English as Rain TV.