As part of the mourning of the flags on the city streets, they were abandoned to half the mast, all entertainment events were canceled, and school classes began with a minute of silence. The mourning starting on the birthday of the President of Russia was announced by the Mer of the city by Wiktor Konstantino. Its reason will be the arrival of a plane with the coffins of Russian soldiers killed in the war with Ukraine – said the Ukrainian Information Agency Unian. The number of bodies brought to Pokrowska has not been disclosed.
The date of the announcement of mourning falls on the anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Putin. Indignation among propagandists
Mera's decision caused indignation among Russian propagandists. Some suggest that the announcement of mourning on Putin's birthday was not accidental. Comments criticizing Konstantinov appeared on the telegram. “Why today, October 7, 2025, was a three -day mourning? What is it? Is it a regular coincidence, a consequence of the lack of experience of the new Merra Pokrowska and his team, or the hard political action of the party?” – asks one of the Russian propagandists cited by Unian.
Over a million Russians were to die during the invasion of Ukraine
According to data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, over 1 million 117 thousand were to die from the beginning of the invasion. Russian soldiers. “Out of hundreds of occupiers they send to our positions every day, maybe 5-10 reaches the point where they get through the combat contact line”-informs in an interview with Unian Danyło Borysenko, head of intelligence of the battalion of anti-aircraft rockets and artillery of the National Guard Brigade in Rubiż. He also emphasizes that daily losses among Russian soldiers remain at a very high level.
