with devastating consequences. the use of propaganda has a long tradition in russia. but since the ukraine invasion, it has flown into overdrive. and it starts early children are taught to fight for their nation. and for putin himself, known affectionately as uncle don vova. [speaking non-english] the letter z, the emblem of russia s invasion, has become a symbol of pride. but not all
[speaking non-english] from nazi germany s dehumanizing campaign against jews, and other enemies of the master race, to rwanda, where politicians and the mass media labeled to seize, an ethnic minority, cockroaches. 800,000 of them were killed them to bosnia where, a campaign of hate against muslims lead to 8000 murders in srebrenica. and now to ukraine, where russia s propaganda is proving effective,
ukraine shares a border with russia. but crossing it now is like entering a new, darker and twisted reality. we independent media has been shot back and thousands of opponents of the war have been arrested. allegations of war crimes are not just denied by russia. suspected war criminals are being celebrated. this is colonel opposite beck who not back of. ukrainians have dubbed him the butcher of bucha. according to prosecutors, azatbek omurbekov s unit was responsible for many of the murders in kyiv suburbs. he has been sanctioned for crimes against humanity. putin, russia s commander-in-chief, promoted azatbek omurbekov and commended his unit for their mass heroism, protecting the fatherland. russian state tv has amplified the kremlin s messaging, pumping out disinformation, including claims that the civilians
[speaking non-english] putin s war has impacted millions. and in the first six months, russian soldiers faced more allegations of war crimes than any conflict in europe since world war ii. but putin doesn t seem to mind. he knows that with russia s nuclear weapons, nato won t intervene military militarily. and he is counting on the world s losing interest in ukraine. but putin continues to underestimate ukraine s fighting spirit.
civilians were killed here. two witnesses say that karina we re standing here right by these laundrie lines, talking to some russian soldiers and then, in the middle of this conversation, a more senior russian soldier arrives, and all of a sudden, shoots karina in the leg. [speaking non-english] valerie lives in an apartment off the courtyard. he saw the russian officers shoot karina in the leg. and then said, when an elderly couple ran up to help her, the same officer shot both of them dead and off karina. this was that couple. natalia and i viktor. [speaking non-english] [speaking non-english] investigative journalist dimitri o is on a mission to track down as many russian were