At first glance, Ieletz (a city in western Russia) in winter looks as if it has been taken out of a Russian fairy tale, but the city located 350 kilometers south of Moscow is far from living a fairy tale life, in the context of Putin’s war, writes BBC.
The city has been plastered with posters and advertisements for the recruitment campaign – young people are promised one-time payments of about 17 thousand euros to go and die in Vladimir Putin’s war.
The posters feature Russian soldiers aiming with Kalashnikov rifles – “We are where we need to be” is the slogan next to the image.
The Kremlin ordered the invasion of the neighboring country on February 24, 2022. In less than 24 hours, four years have passed since the start of the “special military operation” that was supposed to last “a few days”.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has already lasted longer than Nazi Germany’s war against Stalin’s USSR. In Russia, this segment of the Second World War is propagandistically called “The Great Patriotic War”.
In Ieletz, however, the consequences of Putin’s bloody war are felt and seen. The blocks are “decorated” with mural paintings featuring the faces of Russian soldiers who died in the war against Ukraine.
“Glory to the heroes of Russia,” is the message accompanying the images.
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