{"id":116585,"date":"2026-07-08T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/russian-deputy-up-to-half-of-ukraines-population-could-be-destroyed-to-eradicate-nazism\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:58:18","slug":"russian-deputy-up-to-half-of-ukraines-population-could-be-destroyed-to-eradicate-nazism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/russian-deputy-up-to-half-of-ukraines-population-could-be-destroyed-to-eradicate-nazism\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian deputy: Up to half of Ukraine&#8217;s population could be &#8220;destroyed&#8221; to eradicate &#8220;Nazism&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Russian Deputy Aleksei Juravliov has stated that, for the so-called &#8220;eradication of Nazism,&#8221; he would consider the killing of up to half of Ukraine&#8217;s population acceptable.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a conversation with the lawyer and blogger Ivan Mironov, the parliamentarian estimated that between 20 and 30% of Ukrainians are currently &#8220;Nazis&#8221;. When asked if they should be killed, Juravliov responded affirmatively and argued that even if the proportion reached 50%, they &#8220;should be destroyed&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deputy stated that some Ukrainians might change their opinions, but those who will not &#8220;must be destroyed&#8221;. 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