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A Ukrainian military officer, Anatoly Stefan Stirlitz, posted the video on his Telegram account on Thursday. The Independence Day Parade in Ukraine will take place on August 24.
“So bright! Glory to Ukraine!” he wrote in the post.
In the video, soldiers can be seen chanting “Пу́тін—хуйло́,” which translates to “Putin bastard,” as quoted from Newsweek, Friday (20/8/2021).
Another social media post appears to show Kyiv residents cheering loudly for soldiers as they march on Khreshchatyk street.
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The phrase “Putin bastard” originated in Ukraine in 2014 and was first sung by football fans. The chant was first performed by FC Metalist Kharkiv ultras and Shakhtar Donetsk ultras in March 2014 at the start of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in Eastern Ukraine, according to Russian media reports. Since then the expression has become popular among supporters of Ukrainian sovereignty.
A columnist for the Daily Beast said on Twitter that Russian news anchors were outraged by the chants and experts on Russian state television said the Ukrainian army was worse than the Taliban.
Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and backed an uprising the same year that left East Ukraine in the hands of Russian-backed separatists, in a conflict that the Ukrainian government says has killed 14,000 people.
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