The article cites TASS and RIA Novosti (both Russian news outlets, state-controlled)
The original source is a Russian general's presentation
None of the original documents from that presentation are shown
We've got a he-said, she-said between two parties who both have a strong motive to lie. One may be telling the truth, but this article doesn't provide the actual documents used in Kirilov's presentation, nor a trustworthy translation. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof, and right now, we can't even look at the proof because our vaunted "news" source CXTVNews, whoever the hell they are, didn't see fit to actually show us any of it.
Be wary of bias.
We've got a he-said, she-said between two parties who both have a strong motive to lie. One may be telling the truth, but this article doesn't provide the actual documents used in Kirilov's presentation, nor a trustworthy translation. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof, and right now, we can't even look at the proof because our vaunted "news" source CXTVNews, whoever the hell they are, didn't see fit to actually show us any of it.
good pt thx