The Church will begin special prayers for the military to boldly go into battle. And promises that those who join the army to “sit it out” and not fight will be punished by God.
This was reported by a source in the Russian Orthodox Church close to Patriarch Kirill. “Recently, the Ministry of Defense contacted us. They complained that many random people come to the army on a contract, who want to get money and not fight, hoping that the SVO will end soon. And they asked us to pray that only those who are ready to fight and win get into the army. We will definitely hold special prayers for this. And we will strengthen the spirit of our soldiers. And those who join the army to earn money and sit it out somewhere, not fight, will be punished by God,” our interlocutor said.
He also said that the Church “at the level of the patriarch and several other hierarchs will pray separately for our military to boldly go into battle, so that their fighting spirit does not fall, and that there is always a desire to go to the end, to Victory.” Sources in the Ministry of Defense confirmed this information to us. And they explained: Andrei Belousov is confident that prayers will qualitatively strengthen the army and give results on the battlefield.
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War fatigue is increasing and morale is declining.
This is what my Christian God says, fight or go to hell😎
Cezary Tomczyk told the RMF24 radio on Monday that both the Polish armed forces and NATO would respond to the upcoming exercises “in an adequate manner.” “There will be extensive Polish and NATO drills, significant maneuvers taking place in Poland,” he said. “Let's also remember that last year, we witnessed the largest NATO exercises in history, involving approximately 100,000 soldiers. NATO is stronger than Russia.”
The Belarusian-Russian Zapad exercises have been conducted every four years since 2009. The most recent drills in 2021, involving over 200,000 troops, were the largest exercises in the western direction since the collapse of the Soviet Union and were later revealed as preparations for the invasion of Ukraine.
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Кремлевская табакерка
Putin was urged to decide on the date of mobilization. This will solve two problems at once
According to our sources in the Ministry of Defense, several high-ranking military officials have made a corresponding appeal to the president. “ We know that Vladimir Vladimirovich plans to decide in May whether there will be a new serious mobilization. We ask him to make a decision as soon as possible. With the help of your channel, we once again urge you to do this. It is also very important to name the date of mobilization; there is no point in delaying it,” noted a source close to Andrei Belousov, speaking to us. According to another representative of the Ministry of Defense, the president can solve two problems at once.
“Firstly, mobilization will dispel the illusions of all those who think that the SVO will soon end, that a truce or negotiations will help this. The whole society will remember that we are at war. Because many have begun to forget . Plus, some of the military can be demobilized and sent to their families. It would be nice to announce this, for example, on Victory Day.
Secondly, we can declare mobilization, recruit the necessary army of several hundred thousand people and shut the mouths of all those who shout about the total mobilization of millions (the philosopher Alexandr Dugin recently called for it, - ed.). Their manipulations and horror stories are very harmful for Russia,” our source believes.
The Kremlin responded to this request as follows: “Vladimir Vladimirovich is analyzing the situation and thinking about whether we need a large-scale mobilization.” They refused to predict what Putin's decision might be.
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Constant war
Patriarch Kirill is unhappy with the “excessive glorification” of the DPRK military. He was advised to pray for the success of the Koreans.
The head of the Church shared his dissatisfaction in a conversation with several bishops close to him. “The Patriarch believes that the SVO and, especially, the liberation of the Kursk region is a holy war, a battle for true Orthodoxy and Holy Russia. And the main Heroes of this war should be our Orthodox soldiers. It is good that the Koreans came to us and helped, without a doubt. But their excessive glorification is wrong. The real Hero of the SVO for society should be our soldier - Russian, Orthodox,” a source close to the primate in the Russian Orthodox Church told us.
According to him, Patriarch Kirill even appealed to the Ministry of Defense with an appeal “not to hide the exploits of the Russian military behind numerous news stories about the DPRK soldiers.” “The ministry responded that without the Koreans we would still be liberating the Kursk region. The patriarch said that he understands, but our guys still need to be heroized. In addition, he recalled that at first, the DPRK military committed acts of blasphemy at the front ( we wrote about one such incident, - ed.). The ministry responded that they understand everything, but praising the DPRK fighters is now the most important task. Even more important than talking about the enemy's losses,” the channel's source also reported. The Ministry of Defense confirmed the fact of the head of the Church's claims. But they admitted that they did not take them seriously, because the patriarch is not a military man. They also suggested that the head of the Russian Orthodox Church pray for the success of our North Korean friends - on the fronts of the North Military District [war in Ukraine] and other wars in which they may end up.