"The scene: A pine forest near Izium, a city on the Donets River in eastern Ukraine. There are empty graves all around. This is where Russian soldiers buried the hundreds of civilians they killed in the spring of 2022. The graves are empty because the bodies in them have been exhumed for examination. Some of the people buried here were horribly tortured."
"Petra, one of the visitors here on this day, simply notes that the sand in the forest feels like the sand you might find on a beach, a strange feeling in this particular place. The forest is really beautiful, she adds, and the pine needles smell nice. The camera follows her as she walks around. Later, Petra says that everything here must be faked. "This is excellent material for Ukrainian propaganda, to cultivate hatred against the Russians," she explains."
A pine forest near Izium contains empty graves where Russian soldiers buried hundreds of civilians killed in spring 2022; the bodies were exhumed for examination and some victims show signs of horrific torture. Visitors noted the forest's unusual, beach-like sand and the pleasant smell of pine needles even amid the graves. One visitor insisted the scenes were faked and described them as Ukrainian propaganda intended to stoke hatred toward Russians. Three Czech civilians with anti-woke, pro-Russian views traveled to see the sites, filmed reactions, and remained convinced of a Western-Russian confrontation narrative while expressing discomfort with Ukrainian refugees.
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