What Russians really think of the war in Ukraine
Every May Russia holds victory parades to honour the Soviets who fought against the Nazis.
But this year why are families of soldiers recently killed in Ukraine still so supportive of Vladimir Putin’s war against their neighbour?
And what is state TV not telling them?
Having travelled from the streets of Moscow to putin's rural heartland, ITV News News Editor Emma Burrows tells you what you need to know.
Emma travelled to Russia alongside Political Reporter Carl Dinnen.
You can read more from her and see Carl's reports here: https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-19/in-putins-heartland-russian-mothers-mourn-their-sons-killed-in-ukraine
And here: https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-14/russians-support-president-putin-over-ukraine-despite-economic-pain
But this year why are families of soldiers recently killed in Ukraine still so supportive of Vladimir Putin’s war against their neighbour?
And what is state TV not telling them?
Having travelled from the streets of Moscow to putin's rural heartland, ITV News News Editor Emma Burrows tells you what you need to know.
Emma travelled to Russia alongside Political Reporter Carl Dinnen.
You can read more from her and see Carl's reports here: https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-19/in-putins-heartland-russian-mothers-mourn-their-sons-killed-in-ukraine
And here: https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-14/russians-support-president-putin-over-ukraine-despite-economic-pain
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