If you’re watching the invasion of Ukraine on Russian TV, it looks quite different than it does from the US. Broadcasters are forbidden from describing it as a war, or sharing information that does not come from the Kremlin. Russian media have even blamed attacks on civilian targets on Ukrainians themselves. But Ukraine has found a powerful tool to cut through the Kremlin’s disinformation: “Find Your Own,” an online campaign to help Russian families identify their loved ones who died in battle. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren has the story.
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