Propaganda - beware.

From <Ukrainian Government: “No Russian Troops Are Fighting Against Us”> article within I quote:

<General Muzhenko also says, emphatically, that the “Ukrainian army is not fighting regular units of the Russian army.”
In other words: He is explicitly and clearly denying the very basis for the EU’s sanctions against Russia, and for the U.S.’s sanctions against Russia: all of the sanctions against Russia are based on the falsehood that Ukraine is fighting against “the regular units of the Russian army” — i.e., against the Russian-Government-controlled-and-trained fighting forces.>

So how is it that I saw a report only yesterday by polish TV crew ( think from TVN24 channel on satellite ) in Russia speaking to family members of Russian soldiers that were killed in Ukraine and burried in Russia.
Family members said that they were told that their sons died in Ukraine and for them to say nothing of it or they will not be paid compensation.
The TV report did state that the Russian soldiers are sent without Russian insignia and are to deny Government involvment.

The TV report estimated at least several hundred and possibly several thousand Russians were killed in Ukraine in the conflict.

p.s. Anyone think i should have posted this in Off topic area?