down on the light, blames u.s. and europe for the civilian deaths. the russian armed forces do not bomb cities. this is well known to everyone. no matter how many videos are edited in nato, no matter how many clips and fake photos are thrown in. reporter: yeah, how flimsy the kremlin may fear the propaganda is, they held a rally, seemingly to scotch concerns of mounting casualties and low morale among soldiers. our boys are fighting in this operation, shoulder to shoulder, shielding one another with their bodies on the battlefield. we haven t had this unity for a long time. reporter: for many russians, knowing fact from kremlin fiction is getting impossible. s heavy-handed riot police routinely dragged antiwar protesters off the streets. draconian new laws been criticism of the war and the