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A extra muted celebration as Russia trumpets ‘positives’ of Ukraine conflict

By Editorial Board Published October 1, 2024 4 Min Read
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A extra muted celebration as Russia trumpets ‘positives’ of Ukraine conflict

On Moscow’s Purple Sq., Russia was celebrating the spoils of conflict.

A usually patriotic live performance was held to mark the second anniversary of the Kremlin’s annexation of 4 Ukrainian areas – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

The occasion was extra muted in contrast with the earlier 12 months when crowds have been bussed in from areas outdoors the capital.

This time the viewers seemed to be made up primarily of veterans and VIPs, who have been seated on a stand in entrance of the multi-coloured domes of St Basil’s cathedral.

As representatives of a overseas media outlet, my group and I weren’t allowed anyplace close to the celebrations. Not solely have been we denied accreditation, we have been additionally moved on by police after we tried to movie from a aspect avenue shut by.

However we might nonetheless hear the music and see the spotlights beaming up into the sky.

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Celebrations came about in Kherson – one of many annexed areas of Ukraine – in addition to Moscow. Pic: AP

Russia annexation of Ukrainian regions - celebrations in Kherson

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Individuals carry a flag by means of the streets in Kherson. Pic: AP

The annexation of the 4 areas was broadly condemned by the remainder of the world as a result of it defied worldwide legislation.

The Kremlin-organised referendums that have been used to justify the transfer have been dismissed as shams, in what was the biggest forcible land seize in Europe for the reason that Second World Conflict.

However that is not how Moscow presents it, in fact.

It claims these 4 occupied areas are Russia’s historic homelands, portray their seizure as a liberation from an evil regime.

These we spoke to close Purple Sq. agree.

“We waited for this since 2014,” Kherson resident Yelena advised us, referring to the Maidan rebellion in Ukraine and Russia’s subsequent seizure of Crimea.

She moved to Moscow following Russia’s occupation of her house area, however she longs to return.

“However good it is here, we want to go home,” she mentioned.

Yelena was amongst a small crowd of ticketless supporters who had gathered outdoors the police boundaries, hoping to catch a glimpse of the occasion past.

Vladimir was one other, draped in a Russian tricolour.

“We had to help them,” he advised us, referring to the annexed areas.

“I am happy that I was born and raised in this country.”

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Security Council meeting on nuclear deterrence at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Aleksei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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There’s an irony to this 12 months’s occasion, although.

As Russia celebrates the growth of its borders, it has just lately misplaced a few of its personal sovereign territory, following Ukraine’s incursion within the Kursk area.

Practically two months on, Ukrainian forces proceed to occupy a sizeable chunk of territory.

That wasn’t talked about on Purple Sq..

Occasions like this are all about trumpeting the positives of this conflict, which is now approaching its third winter.

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