Upside-Down Flag Misunderstanding

Text on the meme

Ukraine fans turned a Russia flag upside down to insult Putin, but Bosnia fans thought it was a Serbian flag and attacked them. Украинские фанаты перевернули флаг России, чтобы оскорбить Путина, но болельщики Боснии подумали, что это сербский флаг, и напали на них.

What it means

A screenshot shows a football stadium where Ukrainian fans turned a Russian flag upside down as an insult to Putin. Bosnian fans mistook it for a Serbian flag and attacked them, creating an absurd political misunderstanding. It is used as a reaction to situations where an attempt at mockery backfires because of confusion. EN: A screenshot shows a football stadium where Ukrainian fans turned a Russian flag upside down as an insult to Putin. Bosnian fans mistook it for a Serbian flag and attacked them, creating an absurd political misunderstanding. It is used as a reaction to situations where an attempt at mockery backfires because of confusion.

Objects

football stadium / футбольный стадион soccer field / футбольное поле spectators / зрители football fans / футбольные болельщики flags / флаги upside-down Russian flag / перевёрнутый российский флаг stadium seats / трибуны стадиона security stewards / сотрудники службы безопасности advertising boards / рекламные щиты floodlights / прожекторы blue-and-yellow banners / сине-жёлтые баннеры night sky / ночное небо