Vladimir Putin was scrutinized after the Russian leader deployed a man dressed as Santa Claus into Ukraine to raise faltering military morale, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The propaganda stunt was launched over the weekend when Russia’s Grandfather Frost was seen traveling around Ukraine inside an armored vehicle.
But despite Putin’s original intentions, the move was met with criticism as the 70-year-old leader simultaneously continues to struggle in his nearly 10-month “special military operation” against Ukraine.
According to Daily Star, Grandfather Frost was deployed into Ukraine the same day a ceremony remembering at least 181 fallen Russian soldiers was being held in the Russian city of Saratov.
“Mothers cannot accept the loss,” a video of the ceremony read. “Attendees can barely hold back tears.”
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