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Sunday’s Coverage: Putin Blusters About Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus Map: Institute for the Study of War UPDATE 1040 GMT: At least one civilian has been killed in a Russian attack on Slovyansk in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy posted on Telegram, with a video showing vehicles on fire and […]

An aggression against a neighboring country. our government invaded. now, they are killing people. >> its awful. what can we think about it? normal people understand everything but we cant do anything because were afraid. like everyone else. >> reporter: the government is so worried indpependent media could challenge their narrative, in the past few days it shut down two outlets and is right now preparing a law that would criminalize what it calls fake media. it could carry a maximum 15-year jai...

Of further measures, like sanctioning russian oil and gas all that seems to have created a lot of volatility in the global markets? >> yes, certainly in the last 24 hours. the russian ruble hit yet another record low. it was i believe at 8 -- 8 -- 118 to the dollar. there we go. its come back a little bit. also, oil, brent and wti hitting new multiyear record highs yesterday morning. they have come back little bit as well. markets very concerned actually that oil and gas could be targeted by san...

>> reporter: some do care enough to reach beyond state tv but even then, theyre not convinced by what they see. >> translator: yes, i have heard that some civilian, even children have died but im not sure i can believe it because there is fake news. they are making money. >> reporter: obedient anchors on state tv never question the kremlins version of facts and reinforce its tropes about denazification. no mention that president zelenskyy is jewish, or russian missiles killed civilians near a ho...

Yet to be shown on state media. there is nothing more dangerous for president putin and russia today than the truth armed with evidence of what is happening in ukraine, many russians may reconsider their relationship with him. and that could challenge his rule. nic robertson, cnn moscow. now, as part of the effort to counter kremlin disinformation, the biden administration is working to reach a russian audience directly. senior officials have given at least seven interviews with russian langua...

Disturbing. this is the aftermath of a russian strike on an apartment building. this is in a town north of kyiv. it shows victims screaming for help after the building in chernihiv was hit on thursday. just down the street, a childrens hospital and school. officials say at least 33 people were killed, 18 others injured. meanwhile, as you can imagine, russian media coverage of the invasion, very different from what you will see on cnn and other western news outlets. pro-kremlin propaganda filling...