Russia has released a test version of a real-time strategy computer game based on the war against Ukraine, Squad 22: ZOV. The game’s plot is based on real military campaigns, and many of the game’s characters have prototypes, such as Vladislav Golovin, a Russian serviceman and participant in the battle for Mariupol.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f The game presents real military campaigns from the point of view of Russian propaganda – it tells about \u201cmilitary victories\u201d that were actually war crimes against Ukraine. The presence of prototype characters also helps to mythologize the war and its participants.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f Similar projects are used by the Russian authorities to recruit people into the army. They try to present the war to the young people as a \u201cgame\u201d, a strategic challenge, rather than real destruction and death.<\/p>\n
The Squad 22: ZOV game is not just entertainment, but an element of propaganda aimed at justifying the war and creating a heroic myth about the Russian military. This is another step in the militarization of Russian society and its preparation for a long-term war.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Center reported on how Russia has turned the computer game industry into another tool for spreading influence and Kremlin propaganda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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