You are WISE to not trust any news. I thought the whole thing was fake like Russiagate. I asked a Russian friend today. He has family & friends in Russia. He said the USA & Nato pushed too far. Putin has been warning them for over a decade. The war is real. Putin invaded. Putin has only weeks to capture everything & he has to do it fast. Before NATO countries send in Terrorists & Mercenaries. My Russian friend also said most people have already fled. The only people left are a few extreme Nazi armies.