The attack on the Kakhovka Dam is causing a stir in the Ukraine war. A tweet from the UN immediately afterwards causes a lot of incomprehension.
NEW YORK – "Russia has detonated an ecological weapon of mass destruction," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in these harsh words about the attack on the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine. Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up the dam. Russia, for its part, blames Ukraine, but many experts see advantages for Russia from the blown-up dam. This is how one could try to stop Ukraine's counteroffensive, some suspect.
UN Russia tweet shortly after dam explosion causes irritation
Against this background, a Twitter post by the United Nations shortly after the dam was destroyed caused a stir and great irritation. "Tuesday is Russian Language Day," tweeted the English-language version of the UN Twitter account. For this purpose, they reposted an article in the Russian-language edition of the UN and encouraged people to follow this partner account.
Tuesday is Russian Language Day.
Follow @UnitedNationsRU for updates on the UN's work in Russian. https://t.co/sX56IduqmW
— United Nations (@UN) June 6, 2023
Under the tweet, a number of angry comments accumulated in a very short time. "They praise the Russian language while Russia is committing the biggest ecocide in Europe since World War II. Such a shame," one user wrote to the UN. Several others join in and speak of "shame".
UN faces wave of criticism after Russia tweet
Another sums up his view of things as follows: "Really? Russia is invading Ukraine, blowing up hospitals, schools, abducting children, raping and torturing, and now - just today - it's blowing up a dam so that hundreds of settlements are flooded and you think it's a good day to celebrate something Russian?"
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It is possible that the tweet was automated, pre-planned and therefore appeared at a very inopportune time. A number of users also point to this possibility, but note: "In the history of poorly timed tweets, this is one of the worst." By evening, the UN's tweet had already been viewed 7.6 million times and garnered nearly 30,000 comments.
In the meantime, the contribution has also reached Ukraine. The Twitter page of the war-torn country replied to the UN post and wrote: "Happy Day of the Russian Language". For this purpose, a photo apparently generated by artificial intelligence was shared, in which masses of water flood the hall of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Happy Russian Language Day, @UN! https://t.co/BWoI7hKQPB pic.twitter.com/CWl6Tv2JXE
— Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine) June 6, 2023
Obviously an allusion to the masses of water that now threaten many villages as a result of the destroyed dam in Ukraine. (rjs)
