I think the comment meant to point out that these humorous take on a tragedy are only accepted as part of a russiophobic perspective. I tend to agree, although I don’t find it offensive I understand that similar comments on for example, the killing of a ukranian ballet dancer, would be seen differently by all of us. Hence, the xenophobia. Ukranian is western and we relate.

“The last thing a fish notices is the existance of water”

Just changing the victim nationality makes it palatable for jokes, that’s something that calls for observation