The abounds with pictures and videos of what are alleged to be mobile crematoria on the Russian front in Ukraine.
It has not been confirmed by independent sources, according to the fact-checking site Snopes.
The reason why the Russians bring the crematoria to the front is to hide the loss of their own soldiers, so that they do not come home in coffins, but rather are reported as missing, the media writes.
CREMATORY: This picture will show a crematorium built into a truck. Photo: Screenshot
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– If I was a soldier and knew that my generals had so little faith in me that they followed me around with mobile crematorium, or if I were the parents of these soldiers and the government had to cover a loss in this way, I would have been deep worried, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told The Telegraph.
Not surprised
Arve Hansen, adviser at the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, is not surprised by the allegations.
– The regime is so cynical that burning and destroying bodies to hide the losses does not surprise me.
He can not confirm that the mobile crematoria exist, but says that the Russians are working very hard to prevent news of losses from reaching the country.
– It fits very well into the context of other news coming from Russia now. It is forbidden to talk about war operations that have not been approved by the Russian Ministry of Defense. They try to gag all the negative reviews of Russian warfare, Hansen says.
– The position is threatened
The adviser further says that the most important thing for Putin right now is to take control of Kyiv.
– As long as they have not taken control of the capital and Russian body bags come home, the position of Russia and the president is threatened, Hansen says.
He also tells of Ukrainians who publish videos of Russian soldiers captured on social media.
– In the videos, the soldiers say that they were told that they were going to Ukraine just a few days ago. The authorities in Russia are working hard to ensure that such messages do not spread, the adviser concludes.
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– Very controversial war
Irina Anisimova, postdoctoral fellow in Russian studies and foreign languages at the University of Bergen, tells Dagbladet that it is impossible to confirm the allegations that the mobile crematoria have been brought to Ukraine, but she also believes that it is relevant.
– The Russian government still claims that they have lost zero soldiers in the war. They do not want to discuss negative messages, says Anisimova.
She herself is Russian and explains that the war is already very controversial in her home country.
– CONTROVERSIAL WAR: Irina Anisimova, postdoctoral fellow in Russian studies and foreign languages at the University of Bergen, says that the war in Ukraine is very controversial in Russia. Photo: Private
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– Ukraine is also a Slavic country and there are many Russians who have relatives in the country.
If it is true that the Russians are now trying to hide their bodies, then according to the researcher this is not the first time.
– They had the same practice during the war in Syria, in Libya and during the war in Donbass in 2014.
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Distributes gas masks and closes air spaces
According to the security service in Ukraine, Russian forces are handing out gas masks to their troops and local militants. It writes Kyiv Independent.
According to the newspaper, it is rumored that the Russian forces in Doneksk will create industrial tanks with chemicals.
Russia has also closed the airspace to several European countries. Flights from Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic will not be allowed to enter Russian airspace in response to sanctions from the country following the invasion of Ukraine.
“Airlines from these states, and those registered in them, are subject to restrictions on flights to destinations in Russian territory, including transit flights through Russian airspace,” Russian aviation authorities said in a statement.
Russia has previously closed airspace to British aircraft.
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