Day 156 Roundup: Shelling Across Donbass Frontline, 40 POWs Killed

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    The Facts

    • Russia shelled cities across the frontline on Fri., including Kharkiv, Sloviansk, Bakhmut, Mykolaiv, and Kramatorsk. The attacks on Mykolaiv and Kramatorsk killed five people and wounded 10 in total, according to Ukrainian officials.

    • The Ukrainian military also conceded on Fri. that Russian forces have made some gains in the eastern Donetsk region, where Russia has been making a push for the past several weeks and has progressed slowly.

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    The Spin

    Pro-establishment narrative

    Allegations that Russian forces have been committing war crimes against civilians and Ukrainian soldiers are numerous. The withdrawal of Russian troops from Bucha saw harrowing accounts emerge of civilian executions and torture - the video of a Ukrainian POW is just the latest evidence demanding investigation of the conduct of Russian forces.

    Wall Street Journal

    Pro-Russia narrative

    There have been many brazenly false claims against both sides in this war, so allegations such as these need to be taken with a grain of salt until independently verified.

    USA Today

    Metaculus Prediction

    Establishment split

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