this writer can be a bit more of an empire cheerleader than i'd like to post but he frequently has good information. in this there is more on the ukraine, and the empire;

Why can’t major news outlets at least try to be objective?  On the Russians side, we are getting a steady stream of pro-Russian propaganda, and that is to be expected.  But I am particularly disappointed in the mainstream media in the western world.  We have been told story after story of Ukrainian victory, but most of the videos and photos that they are using end up being fakes that were given to them by the Ukrainians.  The biggest fraud of all was the story of “the ghost of Kiev”.  Congressman Adam Kinzinger even tweeted about him.  But it turns out that it was all a giant hoax.  News organizations are supposed to try to verify stories before they run with them, but way too many times that simply isn’t happening.

And day after day, we continue to be deluged with more stories that are intended to shape public perception of the war.  We are being told that Russian soldiers are crying, we are being told that entire Russian units are abandoning their posts and walking back home, and we are being told that some Russian troops are surrendering without any sort of a fight.

If you only rely on such sources, you would be tempted to think that the Russians are on the verge of defeat and that the Ukrainians have almost won.

But that isn’t exactly true, is it?

Even military experts in the west are rebuking the press for such shameless propaganda.  The following comes from a piece by a military analyst that was published by a British news source…read and watch more..........