How Russian state television is brainwashing
According to sociologist Lyubov Borusyak, Ukraine snowwar Russia “did not bring emotional uplift to the society as in the Crimean events”
Russia Presidents Vladimir Putin On February 24, state television ordered the occupation of Ukraine. Kyiv and They have made baseless, baseless allegations about the West’s actions.
In a story aired on NTV on March 26, one of the men posing as besieged Mariupol residents said: that, Ukraine forces shoot children “on the playground” on playgrounds. An angry man punches “those fascists, drug addicts.”
He later became the guest editor of RT Marqarita Simonyan choking on tears, he makes a number of claims: supposedly Ukraine forces target children with cluster bombs; Ukraine Presidents Volodymyr Zelenski banned private media; Ukrainians do not replace Russians and etc.
“My military brain”
Russia government to Ukraine snowHe called the war a “special military operation”, the main goal of which was the “denasification” of the neighbor and demilitarization. ” Putin Considers Ukraine an illegal country created by the Soviet government, “neo-Nazis” ordered by Washington and Claims to be run by “drug addicts”.
RFE / RL’s Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty correspondent Robert Coalson writes that state television continues to circulate these topics.
“Television is entirely engaged in military brainwashing,” he said. – Correspondent of the Russian service of the radio Yelena Rikovtseva recently wrote. According to him according toIt is difficult to assess the “peak of anti-Ukrainian hysteria” of Russian state television in a single article.
The allegations are not substantiated and are refuted by Western media outlets, officials and residents fleeing Mariupol.
Basic claims
The Kremlin’s claims are mainly divided into two parts. That’s the first one that, Kyiv He was preparing for a major attack on Russian-backed forces in the Donbas region. The second is that the United States intends to destroy Russia.
On March 27 on NTV channel Irada Zeynalova was claimed in the Weekly Review with reference to the documents “seized” that, Russia’s occupation has prevented a planned attack by Ukrainian forces on Donbas.
Vladimir Solovyov while Russia-1 TV channelIn a three-hour program, he discussed the US intention to “destroy Russia, to divide it into smaller parts.”
For years Moscow Ukrainian journalist who worked for the UNIAN news agency Roman Tsimbalyuk He says he has learned “exactly how” Russian propaganda works.
“The Russian media is mass information not through information soldiers and they always lie “ He said.
Is support weak?
Moscow employee of the survey company Maxim Kats He now thinks that the “dose” of propaganda has been increased against the background of the decline in public support for the Kremlin.
“It’s as if they don’t think the people support the war,” he said and she according to they also resort to measures such as military censorship. It has been operating for years social close networks. They turned off the Echo Moscow radio. They understand that, information free “If it spreads like this, no one will support the war.” – Katz told the radio.
Sociologist Lyubov BorusyakAccording to Ukraine snowThe war “did not bring emotional uplift to Russian society as it did in Crimea.”
According to him according to, about 75 percent of Russians use the Internet, and some opposition news outlets receive tens of millions of views. These could undermine the government’s control of the information war.
As a result, the Kremlin’s desire to control both Internet television and broadcast television is growing.
Currently the most popular in Russia social The media platform is Youtube. Calls are already being made to block it, especially after YouTube blocked the Kremlin-controlled media on March 11.
Alternatives
Kremlin propagandists 20Founded in 06, they advertise RuTube. The owner is Gazprom and news content is regulated.