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.
Yes, the usual warcrime of attacking large crowds of civilians is ‘great news’.
Are these our ‘western values’ I keep hearing about?
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.