Russia is using the New Year holidays to militarize Russian society. For the first time, participants of the war against Ukraine were invited to the traditional Russian New Year's TV show “Blue Light”. This was warned by the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, UNN reports .
On New Year's Eve, central Russian TV channels will show a number of officers involved in war crimes in Ukraine. According to the available data, these officers' subordinates committed crimes against civilians in Kyiv, Donetsk, Kherson, and other regions where hostilities were taking place
In particular, among the military personnel who will entertain Russians on New Year's Eve is Kirill Losunchukov, a participant in the aggression against Ukraine, whom the Center described in the series “War Criminals - Russia's New Elite.” The list of “blue fire” participants also includes Lev Makeev, a sergeant at the Vityaz special forces center involved in crimes in Bucha; Ilkhom Peter, a commander of an assault unit of the 80th tank regiment that fought in Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Popasna and other localities.