Posted on 04/19/2023 7:07:31 PM PDT by marshmallow
Russian President defies reports of counter offensives to personally deliver Easter greetings to the troops.
In the second time in as many months, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a visit to the newly annexed areas of Kherson and Lugansk, having visited Mariupol last month. He traveled by helicopter in spite of threats of a spring counter offensive by Ukrainian forces to receive personally progress reports from the military authorities in the regions, demonstrating that Russia is in control of these regions and no threat is serious enough to prevent him visiting at will.
After receiving progress reports, the President congratulated commanders and troops on the advent of Orthodox Easter, and came with a special gift; a replica of the icon of Christ the Saviour Not Made With Human Hands which once belonged to Count Dmitry Milyutin, one of the most famous and successful defense ministers of the Russian Empire. He also presented icons to the troops.
The icon is sacred to the Russian Armed Forces. Mikhail Tyurenkov with Tsargrad Television, explained it in this fashion:
The fact that the Supreme Commander-in-Chief handed over the historical icon of the Saviour Not Made with Hands to the fighters liberating Novorossiya is very symbolic. It was under the ancient banners with the image of the Savior that the first great Russian victories were won. The same image is now the main icon of the Russian Armed Forces. And of course, the fact that the original image presented by Vladimir Putin to our military belonged to the Minister of War of the Russian Empire, Count Dmitry Milyutin, is of great importance. Let me remind you that it was during his time that our country won victories in the long-term Caucasian War and the truly triumphant Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878, as a........
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Sick joke of a pro-Kremlin article.
Oh I don’t know...it is typical homeland propaganda all countries/leaders use to keep their troops motivated.
Right, lets ignore the fact that Putin's invasion of Ukraine has destroyed more than 500 Ukrainian churches.
Mother of God Joy of All Who Sorrow Orthodox Church in the village Bohorodychne, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The village came under attack by Russian forces in June 2022.
https://www.oikoumene.org/news/500-churches-and-religious-sites-destroyed-in-ukraine-during-the-war
Looks like a lot of godless Ukie supporters weighing in on this thread with their hate...
Ain’t he dead of cancer yet?
Newly annexed??? I thought the Ruzzians were out of ammunition and they were fielding troops consisting of teenagers and old men. They couldn’t possibly annex anything.
The Washington Redskins?
Here’s the sad state of Russian affairs. Russia should not have to demonstrate that it has control of areas it occupies in Ukraine.
The counter offensive hasn’t started yet. So demonstrating that Putin is not afraid of the counter offensive illustrates the shakiness of the Russian situation.
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