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Anders Puck Nielsen talks about this in his video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jabKKr3pstU According to him the hallmarks of a Russian Flag operation are

1. Bad production quality and a clear message

2. Intense media coverage in Russia

3. Positive message about the Russian state

Literally none of these points were apparent here. It shows a weak Russian state, was covered only as so far as necessary and what the message would be was completely unclear. Don't hire mercenaries?