At first I had the same reaction, then I realised that “Man takes increasing number of punches to the face while preparing victory speech” definitely sounds like an Onion headline.
While this isn’t a surprising headline, it definitely reads like something that could have been in The Onion, so I think it fits.
I’m not sure how this could be remotely considered news that sounds satirical but is actually real.
I’d fully expect Ukraine to step up attacks preceding a large event Putin is throwing.
It’s great news, but it doesn’t belong here.
At first I had the same reaction, then I realised that “Man takes increasing number of punches to the face while preparing victory speech” definitely sounds like an Onion headline.
While this isn’t a surprising headline, it definitely reads like something that could have been in The Onion, so I think it fits.
Yes, the usual warcrime of attacking large crowds of civilians is ‘great news’.
Are these our ‘western values’ I keep hearing about?