Despite Russia framing its actions in Ukraine as a 'Special Military Operation' for de-Nazification, President Putin's propaganda alleges Ukrainian genocide against Russian speakers and links the Ukrainian government to neo-Nazis

A Ukrainian soldier named Serhiy, returning from Russian captivity, has reportedly been found mutilated with swastikas carved into his forehead, as disclosed by Dr. Olexandr Turkevich, who is treating him.

The soldier, blindfolded during the ordeal, claimed Russian soldiers threatened to dismember him, citing accusations of fascism.

  • Lysol@lemmy.worldEnglish
    103·
    1 year ago

    This is not the point. The point is that comparing civilian casualties between a war in Gaza and a war in Ukraine is an apples and pears comparison.

    • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
      01·
      1 year ago

      You know, apples and pears are both very closely related fruits that serve very similar culinary functions. Comparing the two is a perfectly valid thing to do.

    • chitak166@lemmy.worldEnglish
      38·
      1 year ago

      So you think Israel is justified in killing more civilians in 2 months than Russia has killed in 2 years?

      • Lysol@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        1 year ago

        This thread is about Russia. I was not the one bringing Israel up.

        But no, I don’t think that is a good thing. But it has nothing to do with Israel being “more evil” than Russia. Russia cares zero about civilians and would have killed at least as many had Ukraine been a mostly urban warzone with Russian air superiority. But Ukraine isn’t, so therefore less civilian deaths.