Over the last 22 years of Putin's rule in the country, there's only one thing that we undoubtedly learnt about him is the fact that he has systematically and repeatedly tried to weaken and undermine the West.
On Thursday, Russia reported that its flagship 'Moskva' has been "seriously damaged" due to an explosion on board, following which the crew evacuated the Black sea fleet.
As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax a narrative that journalists in Ukraine have shown to be false.