An opinion piece in The New York Times said, "All this bloodshed and confusion was dressed up in Moscow with Soviet-style propaganda, including false claims about minimal Russian losses and the elimination of enemy forces.
The New York Times berkomentar: "Semua pertumpahan darah dan kebingungan ini betul-betul dirancang di Moskow menggunakan propaganda cara Soviet, termasuk klaim yang salah tentang kehilangan kecil Rusia dan penyisihan pasukan musuh.