Thursday, August 28, 2014

Russian Media Is Slowly Starting To Report That Russia Has Invaded Ukraine

The story has been missing from the front pages of Russian papers but is prominent in Ukrainian publications.

Russian Media Report 'Invasion Of Ukraine' -- BBC

Reports that Russian troops are intervening directly in the fighting in south-east Ukraine have started to appear in Russian media, despite repeated denials from the Kremlin.

Newspapers and websites are quoting mainly Ukrainian and Western media reports about a Russian invasion, but some have also started to ask whether Moscow is now "fighting a war".

Many Russian social media users, however, say they have no doubt that Ukraine has been "attacked".

They echo sentiments in the Ukrainian twitter-sphere where #russiainvadesukraine, #StopPutin, and #UkraineUnderAttack have become the top trending hashtags.

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My Comment: I have been seeing and reading the same Russian reports. But while Russian news media is slow in it's coverage .... Russian and Ukrainian social media is now abuzz with nonstop reporting/commentary/pictures/etc. of Russian forces battling Ukrainian forces throughout eastern Ukraine.

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