russia has launched a large-scale propaganda campaign in the temporarily occupied territories ahead of the \u201cday of national unity.\u201d Across these areas, monuments, memorials, and exhibitions are being opened en masse to glorify participants in the war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f In Donetsk, a \u201cmemorial to the defenders of Donbas\u201d was unveiled, attended by sergey kiriyenko \u2014 first deputy chief of staff of the russian presidential administration and the kremlin\u2019s curator of information policy in the occupied territories. In Volnovakha, a monument was erected in honor of the so-called \u201cdnr\u201d militant Volodymyr Zhozia, while in moscow, an exhibition was opened equating World War II soldiers with participants of russia\u2019s aggression against Ukraine. Events commemorating propagandists killed in combat zones are also taking place.<\/p>\n
These events are designed to create an illusion of historical continuity \u2014 suggesting that the current war is a continuation of the \u201csacred mission\u201d of soviet soldiers. In this way, under the guise of a \u201choliday,\u201d the kremlin seeks to absolve itself of moral responsibility for its crimes against Ukraine, portraying the occupation of territories as part of a \u201cgreat historical narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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