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  • ‘It’s impossible for the system not to change’: patch from a Buryatian village where one percent of residents have joined the war in Ukraine

    ‘It’s impossible for the system not to change’: patch from a Buryatian village where one percent of residents have joined the war in Ukraine
    Jun 12 2022
    Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, 23 men from Selenduma, a village in Buryatia, have joined the war; that's about one percent of the village's population. In late March, the village buried Andrey Dandarov, the first resident to return from the war in a body bag. A week later, residents held a patriotic motor rally, lining up their cars to form the Z symbol. In early May, the local magazine Lyudi Baikala (LB; "People of the Baikal") published a report about how young men from Selenduma have been dying in Russia's wars for four decades now -- in Chechnya, Afghanistan, and Ukraine -- and how residents nonetheless continue to support the ongoing "special military operation." With their permission, Meduza has translated the article in full. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/05/11/we-want-to-die-for-the-motherland-too
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  • ‘It’s impossible for the system not to change’: patch from a Buryatian village where one percent of residents have joined the war in Ukraine

    ‘It’s impossible for the system not to change’: patch from a Buryatian village where one percent of residents have joined the war in Ukraine
    Jun 12 2022
    Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, 23 men from Selenduma, a village in Buryatia, have joined the war; that's about one percent of the village's population. In late March, the village buried Andrey Dandarov, the first resident to return from the war in a body bag. A week later, residents held a patriotic motor rally, lining up their cars to form the Z symbol. In early May, the local magazine Lyudi Baikala (LB; "People of the Baikal") published a report about how young men from Selenduma have been dying in Russia's wars for four decades now -- in Chechnya, Afghanistan, and Ukraine -- and how residents nonetheless continue to support the ongoing "special military operation." With their permission, Meduza has translated the article in full. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/05/11/we-want-to-die-for-the-motherland-too
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  • ‘We want to die for the motherland too!’: st after officials bulldozed flowers left at a WWII monument Protesters sang Soviet songs and used pro-Russian symbols the day after Latvia officially commemorated the victims in Ukraine

    ‘We want to die for the motherland too!’: st after officials bulldozed flowers left at a WWII monument Protesters sang Soviet songs and used pro-Russian symbols the day after Latvia officially commemorated the victims in Ukraine
    Jun 12 2022
    On May 10, a spontaneous protest broke out in Riga's Victory Park after city officials used a bulldozer to remove the flowers left at the park's Monument to the Liberators of Riga. Residents who were upset by the authorities' actions started bringing new flowers to the monument, and a crowd formed. The impromptu gathering, which included demonstrations of Russian symbols and Soviet songs, spurred outrage among other residents -- and the country's leaders. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/05/11/after-declaring-may-9-a-day-of-commemoration-of-the-victims-in-ukraine-latvian-officials-removed-flowers-from-a-soviet-era-wwii-memorial-outraged-pro-russian-residents-staged-a-protest-in-response
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    6 min
  • Russia supporters in Riga staged a protest after officials bulldozed flowers left at a WWII monument: Russian troops

    Russia supporters in Riga staged a protest after officials bulldozed flowers left at a WWII monument: Russian troops
    Jun 12 2022
    According to Russian officials, roughly 1 million people have been forced to evacuate from Ukraine into Russia since Moscow began its full-scale invasion on February 24. In many areas, evacuating civilians into Ukrainian-controlled territory is simply impossible due to Russian shelling. Left with no other way to safety, refugees are being forcibly deported to Russia via the Kremlin-controlled "Donetsk People's Republic" (DNR) and occupied Crimea. Along the way, they are subjected to a lengthy "filtration" process run by Russian troops, which often involves spending several days in camps. In interviews with Meduza, Ukrainian refugees gave firsthand accounts of how this system works. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/05/13/i-ve-never-been-so-scared
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    18 min
  • ‘I’ve never been so scared’: oes The Kremlin is renaming streets across the country in honor of Donbas combatants, hoping to ‘prime public opinion’ for another annexation

    ‘I’ve never been so scared’: oes The Kremlin is renaming streets across the country in honor of Donbas combatants, hoping to ‘prime public opinion’ for another annexation
    Jun 12 2022
    On May 9, when Russia celebrates the USSR's victory against Nazi Germany, several regions across the country announced that they were renaming local streets in honor of soldiers and political figures from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). For example, the cities of Grozny, Yakutsk, and Omsk dedicated streets to Alexander Zakharchenko, the DNR's leader until his assassination in August 2018. Other cities announced streets named after Vladimir Zhoga, also known by his nom de guerre "Vokha," who commanded the Sparta Battalion, a pro-Russian separatist force in Donetsk, until his death in March 2022 in combat with the Ukrainian military. Also on May 9, Zhoga's father met personally with Russia's president. Meduza has learned that these dedications and Vladimir Putin's sit-down with Artem Zhoga are parts of a strategy developed by the Kremlin to "prime public opinion" for Russia's annexation of the separatist "republics" in Donetsk and Luhansk. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/05/13/russians-meet-your-new-heroes
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    8 min
  • Russians, meet your new heroes: ussia’s war, Ukraine’s president is more popular than ever. Here’s how his team rallied a nation — and the West.

    Russians, meet your new heroes: ussia’s war, Ukraine’s president is more popular than ever. Here’s how his team rallied a nation — and the West.
    Jun 12 2022
    On the eve of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky's rating was less than 25 percent. Moscow waging an all-out war turned Zelensky into a national hero -- one who now enjoys more than 90 percent support among Ukrainians. For Meduza, journalist Konstantin Skorkin breaks down how Zelensky and his team are running the country, managing Ukraine's defense, and cultivating the president's image as a wartime leader. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/05/13/the-collective-zelensky
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    14 min
  • The collective Zelensky: Ukraine and Russia are facing the same two problems on the eastern front: enemy fire and the Siverskyi Donets river

    The collective Zelensky: Ukraine and Russia are facing the same two problems on the eastern front: enemy fire and the Siverskyi Donets river
    Jun 12 2022
    In early May, both Russian and Ukrainian troops launched offensives on eastern Ukraine across different parts of the less-than-mighty Siverskyi Donets river (which crosses from Russia into Ukraine before flowing parallel to the Ukrainian-Russian border). Since then, it's been the same story over and over again: one side's troops try to cross the river to launch an attack, but enemy artillery thwarts their attempts, destroying whatever bridge they've built and their forward guard. Every kilometer gained is paid for in blood, and the key question right now is whether the Russian army will manage to use the advantage it has before Ukrainian forces begin widely applying precision weapons obtained from the West. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/05/13/deadlock-in-the-donbas
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    10 min
  • Deadlock in the Donbas: , crossed ourselves, and bid our lives farewell’ Three Azovstal steel plant workers tell the story of their escape

    Deadlock in the Donbas: , crossed ourselves, and bid our lives farewell’ Three Azovstal steel plant workers tell the story of their escape
    Jun 12 2022
    The Azovstal steel plant remains the sole point of resistance against the Russian invaders in Mariupol. Though fighting has been ongoing outside of the plant for almost two months, none of the civilians hiding inside were evacuated until April 30. Azovstal workers Ilya and Pavlo (names changed) were some of the first civilians to escape the plant; they're now safe in Zaporozhye. They spoke to Meduza along with Azovstal HR director Ivan Goltvenko, who left the city on March 9 and has been helping others escape ever since. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/05/13/we-comforted-the-kids-crossed-ourselves-and-bid-our-lives-farewell
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    21 min