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Russia Today
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Ukraine detains pensioner honoring Victory Day (VIDEO)
Ukrainian police have detained an elderly woman who went to lay flowers at the Eternal Flame memorial in Kiev on Victory Day, wearing a Soviet-era side cap with a red star. The star, as well as other symbols and names associated with Ukraine's Soviet past, have been banned by Ukraine's notorious 2015 decommunization laws. Police officers confronted Galina Savchenko, 85, at the monument on Friday, telling her that the symbol she was wearing is forbidden. In a video published by local media, she is seen holding a bouquet of red flowers and a photograph of her father in his World War II Soviet military uniform. Behind her, the monument is seen covered with flowers. The officers asked her to provide an explanation at the police station. 'I've been there six times already,' Savchenko said. 'Now the whole world will know that you are chasing me off.' Regarding the red star symbol, the woman said, 'Oh, you can barely see it,' adding, 'Not like your swastika.' It is not clear from the video what the woman was referring to regarding the officer's uniform. However, Nazi ideology is common in contemporary Ukraine. Nationalists in Ukraine hold annual torchlight marches in honor of Stepan Bandera, who headed the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), which collaborated with the Nazis and perpetrated and took part in a number of massacres. Ukrainian servicemen are regularly caught on camera wearing the swastika and other Nazi symbols in the conflict with Russia. Savchenko has been listed on the Ukrainian state-linked Mirotvorets 'kill list' since 2018. Her page accuses her of 'anti-Ukrainian propaganda' and taking part in 'anti-state activities.' According to Ukrainian news reports from 2024, she arrived at the memorial in full Soviet uniform for Victory Day last year. In 2023, Kiev changed Victory Day from May 9 to 8, and named May 9 'Europe Day', as part of its efforts to distance itself from Russia. Many Ukrainians continue to defy the changes.
Russia Today
17-03-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
German media told to conceal Nazi symbols in Ukraine
The German government has ordered national media outlets not to show Nazi symbols in Ukraine, according to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). Journalists have been warned that they may face legal repercussions for broadcasting any such imagery, the agency reported on Monday. The guidelines advise reporters to 'politely' ask Ukrainian soldiers displaying the swastika or other Nazi-associated symbols to remove the 'agitation elements' and avoid 'unwelcome actions,' such as performing the Nazi salute, according to the SVR. The agency emphasized that the prevalence of Nazi iconography and ideology in contemporary Ukraine is well-documented. The recommendation to exclude evidence from broadcasts suggests an effort to mislead the German public about the situation, the SVR claimed. While the Russian report did not specify when the document was issued or which branch of the government was responsible, it stated that compliance by news outlets reflects a lack of independence. Under the German Criminal Code, public display of symbols associated with the Third Reich is generally prohibited, except for educational, scientific, journalistic, or artistic purposes. According to Moscow, modern Ukrainian nationalism is shaped by historical collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II. Figures such as Stepan Bandera, who sought to establish a Ukrainian nation-state under German patronage, are celebrated as national heroes. Western media and officials have minimized the use of Nazi symbols by Ukrainian soldiers, framing it as a historical quirk rather than a sign of neo-Nazi affiliations, and dismissing contrary claims as 'Russian propaganda.' Moscow contends that it has amassed substantial evidence of Ukrainian atrocities driven by notions of national supremacy, justifying its designation of the Kiev government as a neo-Nazi regime.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukrainian intelligence operation caused explosions in Russian FPV drone goggles
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) is responsible for a series of explosions in FPV drone goggles in the Russian army that occurred in mid-February. Source: Ukrainska Pravda sources in intelligence service Details: Russian forces experienced multiple incidents where FPV drone goggles exploded during use. Russian propagandists have reported dozens of such cases occurring across several oblasts of Russia in early February. Meanwhile, sources in Ukrainian intelligence say that DIU specialists were behind the operation. It is reported that explosives were embedded inside the FPV goggles, which were handed over to drone operators by Russian volunteers. Those involved in the operation explained that a large batch of FPV goggles was purchased specifically for Russian Armed Forces drone operators. Ukrainian intelligence then modified the goggles with a remote detonation feature. In coordination with DIU, Russian volunteers sent the explosive goggles to Russian drone units as part of a so-called charity initiative. Quote: "Soon, there will be many more such cases, as 'Bandera hideouts' making surprise-loaded goggles for Russian occupiers are now found not only in the Ukrainian Carpathians but also in Russian Siberia." ["Bandera hideouts" is a term referring to underground resistance shelters historically used by Ukrainian insurgents, particularly the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) during and after World War II. The name comes from Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist leader. Today, the phrase is often used ironically or symbolically to describe secret Ukrainian operations, especially in the context of resistance against Russian aggression – ed.] Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
