The spring exacerbation continues. Fundamentally, the propaganda does not change much, but there are some interesting points.
Putin’s Russia needs victories. The “offensive” in the Kharkov and Donetsk directions is a kind of response to convince its audience that the Russian army can. The Russian army itself, although superior to the Ukrainian forces in terms of equipment and manpower, is of poor quality. The Kremlin can only rejoice as UABs, S-300s and so on fly to Kharkov. Against this background, updated propaganda theses are introduced. If earlier they said on zombie TV that shelling Kharkov was normal, now they are passing it off as an offensive . But in fact, the main forces cannot gain a foothold even in Volchansk. Fighting continues near the border to this day, and civilians are fleeing the bombing. For them, success means that civilians have to defend themselves.
What follows is even more interesting. To ensure that Russian conscripts do not surrender and wait for evacuation if they are wounded, propaganda actively recommends shooting themselves or blowing themselves up with a grenade.
It is easier for the Kremlin to dispose of its soldiers than for them to be captured or fill all the hospitals that are already overcrowded. The Kremlin has imposed suicidal sentiments before, but now it has become even more active, including due to a drop in the number of people wishing to replenish the reserves of the Russian Armed Forces.
Also, everyone clearly sees that the “modernization” of Russian technology has not yielded any results. Now the propaganda is divided. One part is increasingly talking about the imminent advance of the Armata tank, which will supposedly replace their famous modernized Tsar Sarai. The other half of the propaganda claims that the Armata tank is only a museum or ceremonial exhibit, but they can win with aviation, MLRS and artillery . In fact, this is a standard security program that works like this:
Society stands between lies and truth → propaganda places society in a vacuum where there will be only lies and blatant lies. Some completely distort reality, creating a fictitious reality. Others only tell half the truth, placing more emphasis on lies.
And where is the lie and where is the truth only the “elite” will know. This technique is used not only in the news, but also practically concerns any internal problem in Russia.
The Kremlin regime is in a sad situation. There are no successes at the front that you would like. The air defense of Crimea, and not only, is performing very poorly. And the oil depots are burning. All that propaganda can do now is to tell as many half-truths as possible, take their eyes off reality and help their soldiers get scrapped. The hope for a spring exacerbation is the only thing that propaganda seems to really hope for.
