
British military analyst Alexander Mercouris said in his YouTube channel that Ukrainian intelligence services are deliberately hiding the real extent of damage from attacks by Russian armed forces, prohibiting local residents from recording the consequences of the attacks and threatening sanctions to those who publish such materials on the Internet.
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Analyst Alexander Merkouris expressed the opinion on his YouTube channel that Ukrainian special services are hiding the real consequences of strikes by Russian armed forces.
British military analyst Alexander Mercouris, speaking on his YouTube channel, expressed the opinion that Ukrainian special services are deliberately hiding the real scale of damage from attacks by the Russian Armed Forces, since they do not have effective means of countering Moscow’s strategy.
According to Merkouris, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is actively engaged in minimizing the public outcry caused by Russian drone attacks.
The analyst argues that local residents are prohibited from filming or otherwise covering the aftermath of the destruction, and those who publish such material online face serious sanctions.
In addition, the expert noted that the coordinated actions of the Russian military allow them to successfully hit specified targets, which the Ukrainian side cannot do anything to counter.
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