This is a hugely important geopolitical event, and mods here often override flagging in such cases.

Here is an example of HN moderation going the other way, when it favored a right-leaning narrative:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34712496

It is getting more and more difficult for me to see moderation here as unbiased. The charitable take is that people are often not aware of their biases. I am sure I suffer from that to some extent, though I really try to go out of my way to be self-aware about this. And yes, of course this comment could be evidence of my own bias.

Exactly: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html