Russian soldiers who occupy the eastern Ukraine, the 80th anniversary of Victory Day was excited about the Russian strike, noting that Nazi Germany surrendered in World War II.
Soldiers placed video on social media approved by the New York Times, hanging colored posters and posters in Russian as “Happy Victory Day”. One poster said, “Immortal Regiment” and showed the photos of veterans from the Soviet Union fighting in the war. Others “were proud of the victory in 1941-1945,” and declared “80 years of the great victory.” A video showed the Red flag with the hammer and arm of the Soviet Union.
But almost no one is happily anymore. This is a gray-bombed city of about 70,000 people. Other cities in Baghmut and the Russian-occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, on Friday There will be a silent job against smaller concerts and parades, sometimes against the background of demolition.
A Russian scout with a call sign in the 6th motor rifle branch of your southern group Amur Tass news agency In mid-April, its division ordered the victory for the happiness of the country with the help of the region of the region.
“This city has already been released,” he said. “This is a Russian city.”
In Russia, Victory Day, especially this year, President Vladimir V. Putin tries to show that Russia is a heir-appearance of the Soviet Union, and will soon defeat Ukraine.
Plans call for a huge military show for more than two world leaders in Moscow.
For comparison, if social media is any guide, the victory day of the occupied territories will be more modest, although it is widespread. They will be hanging posters and paintings and enter the random concert or Quickie parade. Beyhmutu said that the leader of the Russian Moscow, which is held by Russia’s Moscow, Denis Pushil, said that there will be more than 57,000 memories, holidays and other measures to celebrate the holidays.
However, these events are trying to design Mr. Putin to the world as already in these areas.
In April, the US peace plan, which was put forward by the United States, would freeze the conflict near the current frontline lines. Under this, for example, for example, many other cities and many cities may not be part of Ukraine again. Russia now occupies almost 20 percent of Ukraine.
Until the victory, Mr. Putin offered a three-day ceasefire. Fighting and air bombings on Wednesday along the night along the frontline, but were exposed to a long-range missile and deeper Marmara in Ukraine for the Ukrainian military forces.
To celebrate the Day of Victory in the occupied Melitopol, Melitopol in the southwest of Vahmut New Call Tower In April, the Bible won the Great Martyr George Church. One Two-storey tall poster The 80-year anniversary was hanged on the side of a house with a logo and a gun soldier.
Oleksander fleeing Melitopol, but most of his family still wanted to use the first name because there is still there, the images angered him.
“I saw how my city is distorted,” he said. “The only thing they are proud of him is a war of war 80 years ago. It is what they should show.
In 2014, Sevastopol, the Sevastopol Mayor in Crimea, seized Russia, canceled a planned parade for Victory Day due to security. Again, the city plans to hold a patriotic event and concert. The city had a quick “personal parade” for a two-year-old veteran this week. They were awarded the anniversary medals.
New York Times confirmed the place Videos Chapters, windows and road schemes that adjust the facades, satellite images and file images of nearby buildings. Times could not check the history of videos, but in April, Russia was placed on social media channels.
At a time, a video walked around a video, indicator out of placards. “We also have big boards,” he said. “The victory is approaching. Close and closer. Of course, the victory will not be ours. There is no doubt.”
It seemed that he did not talk about a war 80 years ago.
Russian troops broke after the cruel war in May 2023 for more than nine months. In videos, a house with a window seems to be a broken shell of a city where a house is an anomaly. Bent street signs and garbage litter garbage.
“It’s terrible – it’s like they danced in the bones,” said Olena Bukreieva, 60, once in Behmouth, once he was watched in a hospital. “They completely obliterated. There is no whole building.
Oleksandra mykolyyshyn Ukraine has contributed from Kiev; Yurii Syvala From Lviv, Ukraine; and Jiewei wang From Seoul.