“people in Russia itself launch drones.”
TRUE.
RUSSIAN CIVILIANS ARE RISING IN PROTEST THE PUTIN INVASION. Also, there are Russian militia freedom fighter [anti-Kremlin fighters] paramilitary organizations working within Russia.
EXAMPLE: Liberty of Russia Legion was formed by former Russian soldiers who defected shortly after Russia launched its invasion into Ukraine.
“In a self-described “manifesto” posted on a Telegram channel linked to the group, the legion describes itself as opposed to the “tyrannical regime” of Russian President Vladimir Putin, blaming him for turning their country into a “pariah.”
“Funny. The terrorist country turns the tables and stubbornly fights all expressions of free-thinking,” the legion wrote. Some 20 legion members are already under investigation, according to TASS.
“He [Putin] has killed and continues to kill free Russians who are fighting against the dictatorial regime for the right to live freely, continues to kill thousands of civilians and hundreds of children in Ukraine,” the group wrote in a post in Russian on the social media platform in April 2022.”
ARTICLE: Putin invasion
“Ukraine war latest: Putin ‘not going to stop with Ukraine’, ex-NATO chief warns”
SKY NEWS
LIVE REPORTING: Ollie Cooper and (earlier) Brad Young
Friday 26 January 2024 17:52, UK
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-russia-putin-live-updates-sky-news-blog-12541713
The UK must keep Ukraine at the top of the agenda “because they’re fighting for us out there”, a former NATO secretary general has told Sky News. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin made his first remarks on the military plane crash this week - and accused Ukraine.’
KEY POINTS
• Putin ‘is not going to stop with Ukraine’, ex-NATO chief warns View post
• Putin: Kyiv shot down plane, full investigation released in coming days View post
• Kremlin denies Putin has been seeking talks with US to end war View postDid Putin ‘put out feelers’ to US over ending the war? View post
• Thousands line up in support of unlikely anti-war challenger to Putin View postUkraine demands access to crash site and claims ‘only five bodies’ sent to morgue