From the very first days of Russia's war in Ukraine, some of the most memorable scenes

haven't been the ones captured by news cameras.

They were selfies, like President Volodymyr Zelensky's defiant video from Kiev, as Russian

troops pushed towards the capital.

We're all here, he said.

Or they were civilian cell phone videos, like the Ukrainian woman, telling an invading Russian

soldier to put sunflower seeds into his pockets, so flowers would grow when he died.

Or they were radio chatter, like the Ukrainian troops who told a Russian warship in profane

and unequivocal terms that they would not be surrendering.

In other wars, updates have trickled out, tiny updates, often tightly controlled by the

militaries involved.

In this conflict, every day is a fire hose of nearly real-time information on airstrikes,

military advances, even an attempted mutiny.

A video posted to telegram by local residents showed flashes in the night.

Sadolite imagery released by Max R. Technology now shows that that convoy appears to have

displayed in the latest audio message posted to his social media account.

You've got any pregoation noted that, you know, his mercenaries were closing in on the capital.

Consider this.

The conflict in Ukraine may be the most documented in history,

and it's shaping how people in Russia and Ukraine and all around the world understand this war.

From NPR, I'm Elsa Chang. It's Tuesday, August 8th.

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