Pushilin Awards a Neo-Nazi

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The head of the DNR, Denis Pushilin, awarding a medal to Lieutenant Colonel Timur Kurilkin for "destroying 250 Nazis" – which is ironic, considering Kurilkin has two neo-Nazi patches clearly visible on his uniform. Show this thread This was published on Denis Pushilin's official Telegram channel. Cheers to @Kyruer for the heads up. Пушилин Д.В. В ходе операции по освобождению Донбасса наши бойцы проявляют массовый героизм. В ...

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A screenshot of an English-language Twitter thread shows Denis Pushilin awarding a medal to a uniformed soldier for allegedly destroying 250 Nazis. The joke points out the irony that the soldier appears to wear two visible neo-Nazi patches, while the quoted Telegram post praises the operation in Russian. It is shared as a political reaction to propaganda and hypocrisy. EN: A screenshot of an English-language Twitter thread shows Denis Pushilin awarding a medal to a uniformed soldier for allegedly destroying 250 Nazis. The joke points out the irony that the soldier appears to wear two visible neo-Nazi patches, while the quoted Telegram post praises the operation in Russian. It is shared as a political reaction to propaganda and hypocrisy.

Who

Denis Pushilin (Денис Пушилин)Timur Kurilkin (Тимур Курилкин)

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two men in military uniforms / двое мужчин в военной форме soldier / солдат military helmet / военный шлем rifle / винтовка Russian flag patch / нашивка с российским флагом neo-Nazi patches / неонацистские нашивки medal / медаль military building / военное здание damaged pavement / повреждённое дорожное покрытие Twitter interface / интерфейс Twitter Telegram preview / превью Telegram map on a table / карта на столе