Russian soldiers pass through the city of Mariupol. The city was razed to the ground when the Russians attacked it.
Several thousand civilians were killed. In Russia they are rarely mentioned. But the Russian soldiers killed in the attack are celebrated as heroes.
Russian Major Andrei Konakov was killed in the fighting. The brigade he belonged to helped destroy Mariupol.
Back home in Russia, the major was hailed as a super soldier. It is said that he committed great heroic deeds.
Family and friends heard that he rescued civilians and soldiers and killed many Nazis.
Do Russians believe the stories of the superheroes who sacrificed for Putin? He can determine how long the war will last.
Why don’t more Russians react to astronomical losses? To continue the war, new legends are being created about Russian super soldiers. Behind lies an ancient death cult.
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Major Andrei Konakov helped and his division destroyed Mariupol.
Back home in Russia, he was hailed as a super soldier.
“For four days, Major Konakov repelled the superior enemy forces,” wrote the Kremlin newspaper Rg.ru.
But the story is not true.
The Russian forces in Mariupol were completely numerically superior.
As chief of staff, a major should not be in the front row. The only thing we actually know is that the Pioneer’s remains were found in a burnt-out car.
In occupied Mariupol, whose battalion helped level the land, the road will be named after the major.
To strengthen the patriotic spirit and the will to fight in Russia, false hero stories about super-soldiers are now being fabricated on an assembly line.
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