Russia-Ukraine War

The Avrina twins attended a rally in support of Putin: "Destroy the Nazis"

The gymnasts remembered from the Linoy Ashram storm were part of a delegation of athletes who marched in sympathy with the war, displayed the letter Z on their chests and provoked a storm: "For Russia, for the president!"

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19/03/2022

Saturday, 19 March 2022, 07:50

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In the video: Killed and 3 wounded in Russian shelling of a residential area in Kiev (Photo: Reuters)

Sisters Dina and Arina Avrina are remembered in Israel as those who lost to Linoy Ashram in the battle for the gold at the Tokyo Olympics, and then embarked on a campaign of slander and slander against the Israeli.

But as of yesterday (Friday) they have become controversial figures all over the world, following a rally in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

The artistic gymnasts were the two leading athletes from a delegation of athletes who participated in the rally, expressing sympathy and support for the war in Ukraine.

Documentation from the rally shows Dina Avrina wearing the silver medal from the Tokyo Olympics, and she and her twin sister are proud of the Z mark on the chest - which became the hallmark of the Russian army in the war.

The delegation of athletes who took the stage called for support for Putin, and the two were heard saying, among other things: "For a world in which all the Nazis will be annihilated! For Russia! For the president!".

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Attended the event on their own initiative, or because of threats?

The athletes at the rally (Photo: screenshot, from Twitter)

The rally was organized by Putin himself, and was attended by more than 200,000 people in Russia - although the maximum capacity of the stadium in Luzhniki is 81,000.

According to other reports, other athletes and celebrities who took part in the rally did so in part because they received threats.

Envoys on behalf of the president threatened the athletes that they would lose their jobs if they did not attend the rally as required.

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