Russians were planning the genocide from the very beginning
Employees of the National Museum of Ukrainian history have captured some russian documents in the freed Dymerka. From it, we have learned two things:
Once again, it is the proof that “we didn’t know we were going into Ukrainian territory” is a lie russian soldiers were told to say in case of capture;
The genocide that is happening right now is not a “plan B”, or “punishment of disobedient ukrs”, or “frustration of poor poor russian soldiers”, but a planned and coordinated policy of the russian federation
Below you can see the instructions left for common russian soldiers on how to communicate with the native Ukrainian population. You will notice a lot of similarities with russian narratives pushed by kremlin propaganda, and also those of the online “anti-war anti-escalation anti-everything-bad” crowd. My translation below
Don’t say “shot”, “liquidated” or “killed” about pets, territorial defence of marauders. This affects the native population negatively. Instead, use the phrase “the problem was solved”.
Don’t say “Death to ukrops* (note: ukrop - one of the slurs used by russians against Ukrainians), or “Forget about Ukraine, this is russia now”. Say “the people will choose by themselves how to live and by whom to be governed”. It will help shift the responsibility from russia to the locals, and their capability to accept responsibility until a certain moment.
If people ask you “What are you doing here? What do you want from us?”, respond with “We brought you humanitarian help, because your government has abandoned you. Where is your administration? Where is the police?”. Explanation: you don’t need to explain who is killing the people in Donbas and that we came to solve this problem. Locals do not comprehend this. By answering a question with another question, you shift the need for reasoning to your opponent.
If people ask you “Why did you come with weapons? We are afraid”, say: “Don’t be afraid, we temporarily replace your police that have fled. The streets are dangerous because of marauders and criminals, who were weaponised by Zelensky (only in Kyiv he distributed 25 000 rifles to random people). Do not mention the word “war”. Don’t answer any questions about war. Answer the question that we have an answer for - that the administration and police have fled. Your purpose is to make people believe that the Ukrainian government is weak and that they were abandoned without food, salaries and pensions.
If people say “We don’t have electricity, you have bombed our ETLs and substations”, respond with “Think about it, we are here with you, and we don’t have electricity either. Why would we need this? What really happened is that your administration and police, while fleeting, have set up explosives in the ETLs and substations! They don’t care about you!”. Another possible answer is “All north of Ukraine has been cut from electricity by the orders from Kyiv”. Your answers need to shift the blame on the Ukrainian government that has abandoned its people and left them on their own.
On the question “Are you Ukrainians or russians?” answer “There are both Ukrainians and russians among us, but it isn’t important, because we are all orthodox Christians and we have no need for quarrel” (translator's note: in reality majority of occupants were neither russian nor ukrainian, but indigenous people of the poorest regions of russia). Explanation: yes, we are russians, but avoid admitting it to escape confrontation. 9 years of propaganda have created an impression of a russian as an occupier. But the image of an orthodox Christian is pure. If people start arguing with you, talk about gay parades, the schism within the orthodox church, selling land to foreigners, and biolabs.
Talking to the locals, don’t blame “Ukraine” or “hohols” (note: hohol - common slur against Ukrainians). Blame puppets Poroshenko, Zelensky and their masters in the USA. National conflicts are unnecessary. We will temporarily have to accept the usage of the terms “Ukraine” and “ukrainian” until we create and new government and establish new laws.
Don’t say “We came here to establish order”, or “Now that we’re here you’ll live orderly”. Instead, say “We will provide temporary help to the local people to find the trustworthy and honest among you, who can help their fellow citizens access responsibility for their city (village/town/etc). We need the locals to claim responsibility for their community.
Once again, it is the proof that “we didn’t know we were going into Ukrainian territory” is a lie russian soldiers were told to say in case of capture;
The genocide that is happening right now is not a “plan B”, or “punishment of disobedient ukrs”, or “frustration of poor poor russian soldiers”, but a planned and coordinated policy of the russian federation
Below you can see the instructions left for common russian soldiers on how to communicate with the native Ukrainian population. You will notice a lot of similarities with russian narratives pushed by kremlin propaganda, and also those of the online “anti-war anti-escalation anti-everything-bad” crowd. My translation below
Don’t say “shot”, “liquidated” or “killed” about pets, territorial defence of marauders. This affects the native population negatively. Instead, use the phrase “the problem was solved”.
Don’t say “Death to ukrops* (note: ukrop - one of the slurs used by russians against Ukrainians), or “Forget about Ukraine, this is russia now”. Say “the people will choose by themselves how to live and by whom to be governed”. It will help shift the responsibility from russia to the locals, and their capability to accept responsibility until a certain moment.
If people ask you “What are you doing here? What do you want from us?”, respond with “We brought you humanitarian help, because your government has abandoned you. Where is your administration? Where is the police?”. Explanation: you don’t need to explain who is killing the people in Donbas and that we came to solve this problem. Locals do not comprehend this. By answering a question with another question, you shift the need for reasoning to your opponent.
If people ask you “Why did you come with weapons? We are afraid”, say: “Don’t be afraid, we temporarily replace your police that have fled. The streets are dangerous because of marauders and criminals, who were weaponised by Zelensky (only in Kyiv he distributed 25 000 rifles to random people). Do not mention the word “war”. Don’t answer any questions about war. Answer the question that we have an answer for - that the administration and police have fled. Your purpose is to make people believe that the Ukrainian government is weak and that they were abandoned without food, salaries and pensions.
If people say “We don’t have electricity, you have bombed our ETLs and substations”, respond with “Think about it, we are here with you, and we don’t have electricity either. Why would we need this? What really happened is that your administration and police, while fleeting, have set up explosives in the ETLs and substations! They don’t care about you!”. Another possible answer is “All north of Ukraine has been cut from electricity by the orders from Kyiv”. Your answers need to shift the blame on the Ukrainian government that has abandoned its people and left them on their own.
On the question “Are you Ukrainians or russians?” answer “There are both Ukrainians and russians among us, but it isn’t important, because we are all orthodox Christians and we have no need for quarrel” (translator's note: in reality majority of occupants were neither russian nor ukrainian, but indigenous people of the poorest regions of russia). Explanation: yes, we are russians, but avoid admitting it to escape confrontation. 9 years of propaganda have created an impression of a russian as an occupier. But the image of an orthodox Christian is pure. If people start arguing with you, talk about gay parades, the schism within the orthodox church, selling land to foreigners, and biolabs.
Talking to the locals, don’t blame “Ukraine” or “hohols” (note: hohol - common slur against Ukrainians). Blame puppets Poroshenko, Zelensky and their masters in the USA. National conflicts are unnecessary. We will temporarily have to accept the usage of the terms “Ukraine” and “ukrainian” until we create and new government and establish new laws.
Don’t say “We came here to establish order”, or “Now that we’re here you’ll live orderly”. Instead, say “We will provide temporary help to the local people to find the trustworthy and honest among you, who can help their fellow citizens access responsibility for their city (village/town/etc). We need the locals to claim responsibility for their community.
