More people need to keep in mind that while Russia’s invasion has positives to it in terms of challenging US hegemony, they are still military force and it would not be surprising if there was truth to war crime allegations.
War is the complete dehumanization of a populace. Give human beings guns and authority and atrocities will happen irrespective of state ideology.
So much of the problem too is the editors, not the actual journalists. When news on Bucha broke mainstream, many articles reported that there was no conclusive evidence on who was responsible for the massacres. But people don’t read articles. They read headlines. And the editor is responsible for the headline. When the article says one thing but the headline says “Mass Grave discovered after Russian Troops Leave” then the damage is already done.
Ding ding ding.
The only difference between business and organized crime is legality.