Ive been following closely throughout this war, following Western, Ukrainian and Russian sources/media/journalists to get an idea of what is happening.
These reports of the massacre that took place in Bucha recently are not adding up in several ways... I'll explain.
On Mar 30, Russian forces left Bucha following negotiated terms during the peace talks in Turkey. On Apr 1, Ukrainian forces moved in to Bucha. Apr 2 the UKR police were called in to 'clean up,' and on Apr 3 the media arrived to document the alleged massacre by Russian forces.
Here's some strange things about all of this... Firstly, the footage we are seeing is 3 - 4 days after the fact, 1 -2 days after police forces were called in to clean up, yet the footage we see (which is very well produced, btw) shows boddies haphazardly positioned, mostly face down throughout the street.
Even though it was days later, the boddies were left in place and not covered (as they normally would be in such a war scenario.) They were all almost invariably face down so not a single face or identity could be discerned from the video. While the bodies were placed haphazardly, they were also placed in such a way that vehicles could pass through without having to get out and move them. This may not be proof by itself that something is off, but certainly isn't like any other footage I've seen involving the aftermath of a military massacre.
That's not to say that none of the bodies were real, however... You can pretty easily spot a real dead body from an actor playing dead or a dummy... It has to do with the positioning, usually awkwards and sprawled in unnatural ways, not just laying face down. Bodies from days ago would show oxidized blood patterns, whereby the blood turns a dark brown or even black color, not bright red like you'd see in the movies... and the kind of dirt and dust that accumulates is hard to fake.
That said... the most troubling thing about this footage are the shots where the bodies appear to be super real, and here is why.
In one shot, for example, you see bodies sprawled out in what looks like a back alley or something, trash everywhere and their hands bound behind their backs... and if that isn't enough, here's the really troubling part: in the remnants of trash are Russian military food ration kits... Humanitarian aid... and the dead bodies hands are bound with a white ribbon - just like the white ribbon that Russians use to identify unarmed civilians in Russian controlled areas.
If the implications of what I just said are not immediately obvious, then think about the whole timeline a bit harder... think about the way that the Ukrainian government has lied so many times already because they desperately want NATO to get involved... Think about what a member of something like the Assov batalion would do if they found a Ukranian civilian eating Russian rations and wearing a white arm band... I'm not gonna spell it out, but just really think on that...
Every interview I see in mainstream media depicts the Russians as barbarians with no moral code or conduct... Every interview I see on the streets of Ukraine with everyday Ukrainians who are stuck in the middle of it tells a different story. They seem more afraid of the Ukrain armed forces than the Russians... Particulraly the neo-nazi factions like Asov... Just saying...
These reports of the massacre that took place in Bucha recently are not adding up in several ways... I'll explain.
On Mar 30, Russian forces left Bucha following negotiated terms during the peace talks in Turkey. On Apr 1, Ukrainian forces moved in to Bucha. Apr 2 the UKR police were called in to 'clean up,' and on Apr 3 the media arrived to document the alleged massacre by Russian forces.
Here's some strange things about all of this... Firstly, the footage we are seeing is 3 - 4 days after the fact, 1 -2 days after police forces were called in to clean up, yet the footage we see (which is very well produced, btw) shows boddies haphazardly positioned, mostly face down throughout the street.
Even though it was days later, the boddies were left in place and not covered (as they normally would be in such a war scenario.) They were all almost invariably face down so not a single face or identity could be discerned from the video. While the bodies were placed haphazardly, they were also placed in such a way that vehicles could pass through without having to get out and move them. This may not be proof by itself that something is off, but certainly isn't like any other footage I've seen involving the aftermath of a military massacre.
That's not to say that none of the bodies were real, however... You can pretty easily spot a real dead body from an actor playing dead or a dummy... It has to do with the positioning, usually awkwards and sprawled in unnatural ways, not just laying face down. Bodies from days ago would show oxidized blood patterns, whereby the blood turns a dark brown or even black color, not bright red like you'd see in the movies... and the kind of dirt and dust that accumulates is hard to fake.
That said... the most troubling thing about this footage are the shots where the bodies appear to be super real, and here is why.
In one shot, for example, you see bodies sprawled out in what looks like a back alley or something, trash everywhere and their hands bound behind their backs... and if that isn't enough, here's the really troubling part: in the remnants of trash are Russian military food ration kits... Humanitarian aid... and the dead bodies hands are bound with a white ribbon - just like the white ribbon that Russians use to identify unarmed civilians in Russian controlled areas.
If the implications of what I just said are not immediately obvious, then think about the whole timeline a bit harder... think about the way that the Ukrainian government has lied so many times already because they desperately want NATO to get involved... Think about what a member of something like the Assov batalion would do if they found a Ukranian civilian eating Russian rations and wearing a white arm band... I'm not gonna spell it out, but just really think on that...
Every interview I see in mainstream media depicts the Russians as barbarians with no moral code or conduct... Every interview I see on the streets of Ukraine with everyday Ukrainians who are stuck in the middle of it tells a different story. They seem more afraid of the Ukrain armed forces than the Russians... Particulraly the neo-nazi factions like Asov... Just saying...
Ive been following closely throughout this war, following Western, Ukrainian and Russian sources/media/journalists to get an idea of what is happening.
These reports of the massacre that took place in Bucha recently are not adding up in several ways... I'll explain.
On Mar 30, Russian forces left Bucha following negotiated terms during the peace talks in Turkey. On Apr 1, Ukrainian forces moved in to Bucha. Apr 2 the UKR police were called in to 'clean up,' and on Apr 3 the media arrived to document the alleged massacre by Russian forces.
Here's some strange things about all of this... Firstly, the footage we are seeing is 3 - 4 days after the fact, 1 -2 days after police forces were called in to clean up, yet the footage we see (which is very well produced, btw) shows boddies haphazardly positioned, mostly face down throughout the street.
Even though it was days later, the boddies were left in place and not covered (as they normally would be in such a war scenario.) They were all almost invariably face down so not a single face or identity could be discerned from the video. While the bodies were placed haphazardly, they were also placed in such a way that vehicles could pass through without having to get out and move them. This may not be proof by itself that something is off, but certainly isn't like any other footage I've seen involving the aftermath of a military massacre.
That's not to say that none of the bodies were real, however... You can pretty easily spot a real dead body from an actor playing dead or a dummy... It has to do with the positioning, usually awkwards and sprawled in unnatural ways, not just laying face down. Bodies from days ago would show oxidized blood patterns, whereby the blood turns a dark brown or even black color, not bright red like you'd see in the movies... and the kind of dirt and dust that accumulates is hard to fake.
That said... the most troubling thing about this footage are the shots where the bodies appear to be super real, and here is why.
In one shot, for example, you see bodies sprawled out in what looks like a back alley or something, trash everywhere and their hands bound behind their backs... and if that isn't enough, here's the really troubling part: in the remnants of trash are Russian military food ration kits... Humanitarian aid... and the dead bodies hands are bound with a white ribbon - just like the white ribbon that Russians use to identify unarmed civilians in Russian controlled areas.
If the implications of what I just said are not immediately obvious, then think about the whole timeline a bit harder... think about the way that the Ukrainian government has lied so many times already because they desperately want NATO to get involved... Think about what a member of something like the Assov batalion would do if they found a Ukranian civilian eating Russian rations and wearing a white arm band... I'm not gonna spell it out, but just really think on that...
Every interview I see in mainstream media depicts the Russians as barbarians with no moral code or conduct... Every interview I see on the streets of Ukraine with everyday Ukrainians who are stuck in the middle of it tells a different story. They seem more afraid of the Ukrain armed forces than the Russians... Particulraly the neo-nazi factions like Asov... Just saying...
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