Putin put children and teenagers from Mariupol on TV so they
could thank a Putin forces soldier for
"rescuing them"
… from
the devastating shelling by the Putin forces.
They didn't put 2 and 2 together in the TV presentation, and didn't
mention the relatives that were killed by the Putin forces in
Mariupol.
It is possible that they were speaking honesty when on TV — that they had
been taught to forget how their "saviors" intentionally caused the danger
they were "saved" from.
Putin's disinformationists persistently misrepresent the situation. I
expect that some will refer to the "gratitude" of Ukrainians "saved"
from Mariupol, citing this TV program as "proof".