Agreed. I don't blame the Russians (assuming this was their production) for trying, but they need some western advisors if this is intended for consumption by citizens in the west in order to overcome the fake news. The quality of this video just adds fuel to the fire of finger-pointing claims that "the other side is spreading lies."

They should start by spreading Anne-Laure Bonnel's "Donbas" which documents the fratricide that's taken place in east Ukraine for eight years. The civil war (Kiev bombing the east) is an indisputable fact. Lay down that fact and then lay actual footage of soldiers rescuing civis.

I'm not a fan of manufacturing consent with scripted performances. "Production" has to be minimized.