They probably didn’t have much choice in making-up non-existent attacks that were miraculously saved by SAMs - the smoking holes at the declared targets were just too difficult to hide.
I do wonder if anyone in Russia believes this stuff. The coalition announces the location of the strikes immediately after the attack which, days later and with independent images, turn out to be a complete success. Meanwhile the coalition (allegedly and simultaneously) conducts other attacks that they do not include in the announcement and, coincidentally, these mystery targets are completely shielded by their air defence systems. Yeah, right.
The Russian propaganda machine made a strange choice in claiming tactical aircraft dropped free-fall weapons though. The absence of successful SAM engagements against these mystery aircraft is also going to be difficult to explain.