Are Ukrainian drone strikes really draining Russia’s fuel supply? Not really. The strikes themselves aren’t the crisis—it’s the narrative. Ukraine benefits from an imbalance in visibility: Russians are free to film attacks, while Ukrainians risk prison for doing the same.
The result? Even Trump ends up fed curated or misleading intelligence, shaping his decisions on faulty ground. Ukraine is playing a dangerous game by leaning on narrative over reality. And with outlets like Real Reporter banned from platforms like Youtube for showing what’s happening on the Russian side, the public gets a version of events that looks nothing like Zelensky’s account.