According to allegedly intercepted phone calls between Russians that the SBU shared, the Russian people are particularly incensed by Putin’s celebration of Russian might, while prices on goods in Russia are soaring under the crush of sanctions the United States and other countries have imposed on Russia for the war in Ukraine.

“I don’t know what this parade is for? What the fuck do they need it for?” A mother of a Russian troop said, according to tapped phone calls the SBU shared. “Everyone is not in the mood.”…

The Russians on the intercepted call lamenting the parade, likewise, have been complaining that the parade is making them feel distressed and embarrassed.

“Basically, it’s just bullshit,” the Russian mother said of the parade, according to the SBU. “It’s all shameful… It hurts my soul.”