In the eastern Ukrainian city of Makiivka, Oleg, a taxi driver-turned-rebel fighter, watched as Russian TV news channels glorified the Kremlin's foray into the Syria conflict.
"Nothing about Ukraine at all," said Oleg, who spoke on condition that his last name not be used. "We...have totally vanished."
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After 17 months of blanket coverage of the Ukraine conflict that has cost thousands of lives and sent more than a million people on the run, Russia has switched the focus of its powerful state propaganda machine to Moscow's new exploit in the Middle East. But the tactics it is employing appear to be much the same. Read more...
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