“She’s become the grandmother to all of the Donbas and a grandmother to all of Russia.” She is “a living symbol of the continuity of generations and of the ongoing fight against Nazism and fascism,” Kiriyenko announced, echoing Putin’s claims that Russian troops are in Ukraine to “denazify” the country. In the video, she refuses food that the troops offer her after she realizes they are Ukrainian. The woman, dubbed Babushka Anya, was apparently filmed by Ukrainian soldiers as she greeted them with a Soviet banner, mistakenly believing they were Russians. In front of cameras, Kiriyenko, Putin’s deputy chief of staff, unveiled a statue depicting an elderly Ukrainian woman whom Russian state media have turned into a symbol of Ukrainian support for Russian troops. The parade will take place there on May 9 to celebrate the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Russian navy cadets take part in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Sevastopol, Crimea, on May 5. A pocket of Ukrainian resistance remains inside the local steel plant, but Putin has formally announced Russian control of Mariupol, unleashing a flood of Russian state media into the city. Russia has made a dash to take MariupolĬlues to the Kremlin’s search for the optics of victory may lie in a visit last week by a senior official, Sergei Kiriyenko, to the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. With few outright victories to point to, some Russians fear Putin may instead seize the occasion to announce national mobilization and formally declare war, against not only Ukraine but perhaps also other countries in the West. The Kremlin insists that what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine is going “according to plan.” Two months in, Western security officials say Moscow has struggled to reach its objectives. One big question is whether - or how - Putin might try to galvanize Russians and fuse past Soviet glory and sacrifice with a new call to battle against what he claims is a “neo-Nazi” regime in Ukraine. This year’s Victory Day comes amid widespread speculation, in both Russia and the West, that Putin is eager to declare at least a symbolic win in Ukraine. Under Russian President Vladimir Putin, the May 9 event has grown in scale and political prominence, with a Soviet-style military parade on Moscow’s Red Square featuring a presidential address. (Moscow) - Russians will celebrate Victory Day on Monday, an annual event to mark the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II that has taken on added intrigue and import this year because of Russia’s fight in Ukraine. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, May 5, 2022. Russian T-72 tanks roll during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on May 9 to celebrate 77 years after the victory in World War II in St. Now, it’s time to find better ways to interact with you and ensure we meet your high standards of what a credible media organization should be.
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