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Russians ambush Ukrainian saboteurs

In what appears to be a likely staged video, official Russian media outlets are claiming they neutralized Ukrainian saboteurs as they attempted to destroy rail bridges in Russia's Altai Republic. The footage begins with thermal video, conveniently recorded from an angle that doesn't show the target. The riflemen can't decide what stance they're going to fire from at first, but soon choose kneeling, even though the target is only a few feet away. A meaningless hand touch is added for tactical production value. The aftermath assessment footage really drives the faked impression home as the saboteurs lie dead in snow and ice without a single drop of blood present. One of them still has his finger in the trigger guard of his rifle (facepalm). To make matters even cornier, the supposed Ukrainians are armed and one is wearing military fatigues. If you look at a map as to where this supposed incident took place, it is over 3,000 miles deep into Russia, where wearing combatant uniforms and bearing arms would be a dead giveaway. They never would have gotten this far. For saboteurs to be successful in this area, they would need to blend into the local population. This video appears to be a government-staged propaganda stunt to show the Russian people that something is being done about the Ukrainian saboteurs operating with impunity in Russia. Yet, I wasn't there, and cannot truly confirm. So, it is possible that this incident really did play out like a low-budget B-movie script.

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