: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Crimea unveils gun-toting statue to celebrate Russian annexation


SIMFEROPOL: The authorities in Crimea on Saturday unveiled a bronze statue of a heavily armed Russian soldier to celebrate the peninsula’s 2014 annexation from Ukraine.
The slightly larger-than-life sculpture in Crimea’s main city of Simferopol shows a soldier carrying a Kalashnikov and wearing rounds of ammunition on his chest. A small girl hands him flowers and a cat rubs against his legs.
The Russian troops in unmarked uniforms who took control of the peninsula in March 2014 ahead of a referendum were nicknamed the “polite people” by supporters because of their tight-lipped demeanor.
Kiev and Western countries have refused to recognize the legitimacy …read more

Source: The Manila Times

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