• Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
    2·
    22 hours ago

    Country known for their false flag bullshit claims someone else murdered a bunch of little children…

    Uh huh

  • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    1 day ago

    Add it to the list

    Russian / Soviet False Flag Operations (Selected Examples)

    Year Operation/Event Status
    1939 Mainila Shelling Widely regarded by historians as a Soviet false flag used to justify the Winter War against Finland.
    1999 Russian Apartment Bombings Officially blamed on Chechen terrorists; some journalists, defectors, and critics allege FSB involvement. Remains disputed.
    2014 Annexation of Crimea (“Little Green Men”) Russian forces initially operated without insignia while Moscow denied involvement before later acknowledging it. Often cited as a deception operation rather than a classic false flag.
    2022 Alleged Ukrainian Attacks in Donbas (Pre-Invasion Incidents) Western governments and independent analysts assessed several incidents as staged or fabricated to justify military action.