Vladimir Putin has bizarrely insisted that Russia is not bombing Ukrainian cities - despite US estimates suggesting at least 500 missiles have been fired by Moscow.
The lying Russian President has overseen the constant shelling of the neighbouring country, in which both military and civilian structures have been targeted, and thousands killed.
It comes as 100 people are feared to have been buried under rubble after an apartment block near the capital Kyiv was struck, while a cluster bomb attack killed 49 in Chernihiv.
Putin, whose aggressive propaganda campaign back home has attempted to persuade his people that invading troops are simply undertaking special drills, cannot stop lying in face of unfathomable atrocities.
Speaking on a call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday evening, he dismissed reports of Moscow-led attacks on apartment buildings, schools and hospitals as "fake".
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The Kremlin said after the call that "alleged ongoing air strikes of Kyiv and other large cities are gross propaganda fakes".
Yesterday, in a bizarre televised rant, Putin said Ukrainians were using civilians as human shields - but presented no evidence to back it up - then vowed to never back down from his attack.
Putin had also said his troops were heroes and that the operation, so far, was going to plan.
That's despite intelligence suggesting he had expected to quickly conquer Kyiv within 48-hours - but over a week later the city is still holding him off.
However, as his progress appears to be running behind, it has only led to more sadistic strategy - essentially bombing major cities relentlessly in the hope they will bow down.
The port city of Mariupol, on the Black Sea in the south, is being "simply destroyed" by artillery, its mayor has warned.
Its residents have gone days without water, while electricity has also been cut and food is running drastically low amid regular air strikes.
Officials have begged the Kremlin for a ceasefire, at least long enough so they can evacuate their citizens.
It comes as Russian state communications regular Roskomnadzor restricted access to Twitter after also blocking Facebook today.
The regulator said there had been 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020, including restrictions in recent days on state-backed channels like RT and the RIA news agency.
The move is a major escalation in an ongoing confrontation between big tech companies and Russia, which has in recent years issued a slew of fines and hobbled services through slowdowns.
Major tech companies have faced pressure to respond to the February 24 invasion, which has led to economic sanctions against Moscow by governments around the world.
Russian state-run media has emerged as a key flashpoint between Moscow and social media platforms during the conflict.
