Putin distributes lands in Crimea among Russia's war heroes
Created: 2022-12-20 21:23
By: Christian Stör
During the Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin (right) distributes land in the manner of a squire - to veterans and relatives of those killed in action.
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The Russian president is trying to keep his soldiers happy during the Ukraine war by distributing land in the manner of squires.
Moscow - Vladimir Putin has been at war in Ukraine for 300 days.
An end is still not in sight.
The "military special operation" should actually be decided within a few days.
At least that's what the Russian President thought when he had his troops march into the neighboring country on February 24, 2022.
But for the past ten months, the Russian invasion troops have made little progress in Ukraine.
Putin suffered a bitter defeat when the planned coup of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv failed completely and the Russian troops had to withdraw again on April 2nd.
In the fall, Putin's army suffered surprising setbacks in the illegally annexed areas in eastern Ukraine.
The number of Russian casualties also speaks volumes.
According to estimates by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia has already lost more than 99,000 soldiers in the course of the Ukraine war.
The number of dead could soon increase to 100,000.
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Putin hands out gifts to war heroes
The unrest among the fighting troops is great.
So what to do?
This question also seems to concern Vladimir Putin himself.
He probably hopes to have found a first answer with a land distribution in the manner of squires.
The decree, signed by him on December 19, instructs authorities in different regions to pass laws on free allocation of land.
According to the document, veterans who have received state awards, as well as relatives of the dead, can claim land in the following areas: in the suburbs of Moscow, on the Crimean peninsula, and there specifically in the port city of Sevastopol, which is known as the main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet .
Vladimir Putin allocates land in Crimea
The allocation of land in Crimea, which he sees as an inseparable part of Russia, is probably particularly important to Vladimir Putin.
His statements in March 2021 on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the annexation, when, according to the state news agency TASS
, he described Crimea
as “Russia’s holy land” and “the center of the nation’s spiritual unity”, may be characteristic of this.
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“If you take a large map, Crimea and Sevastopol will look like a tiny speck on it.
But we are talking about restoring historical justice, we are talking about the importance of this country to our people,” Putin said at the time.
"It's a very important place for our hearts and souls."
From Putin's point of view, these areas are ideally suited to serve as a retirement home for a Russian war hero.
(cs)