They've lost tons of equipment and had bombings deep in Russian territory, mostly affecting their oil production which could be perceived locally as Russian military inferiority.

So when this starts being on blast for every channel and frequency - you can be sure it's a false flag.

If they bury this like any other Russian military failing, then it's probably real.

Edit: ISIS claims responsibility, but Russia is still trying to blame Ukraine, which is kind of a false flag?

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

So when this starts being on blast for every channel and frequency - you can be sure it's a false flag.

Maybe, maybe not.

Regardless of who is actually responsible, and regardless of who claims responsibility, it could be used as propaganda against pretty much anyone the Kremlin is grumpy about.

Navalney supporters or Ukraine are some pretty obvious potential scapegoats.