A year after the outbreak of war, VTsIOM and FOM conducted surveys among Russians about supporting "Swois". They showed that the main characteristic that determines the attitude to the war is age. Nine out of ten respondents older than 70 years old rather support military operations. Among their children - Russians aged 40 to 50 years - the level of support is an order of magnitude less. Three quarters over 60 people watch TV daily, and most of the audience of Russian television for the war.

An illustrative photo In 1917, in Paris, two Russian officers simultaneously tried to sign up with volunteers in the British Army corps, who fought on the Mesopotamian front. One was called Nikolai Gumilyov, the other was Osip Permnikov. Both of them were the heroes of the First World War and the gentlemen of the St. George Crosses, which were awarded only for combat exploits. Both received a rejection of the British command.

Military personnel from Tuva were locked in a basement in the city of Pologi in the Zaporizhzhya region of Ukraine. There they were supposedly by decision of their own command. A video from the basement in which the soldiers are located was published by the Asian Russia Telegram channel. It is indicated that the soldiers were not fed for several days. The exact number of locked ones is not called, it is noted that they are from 18 to 20 years old.

Singer Valeria and producer Joseph Prigozhin The Russian musical producer Joseph Prigozhin called Fake the audio recording of the conversation with the criticism of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian authorities and the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian media and Russian opposition activists drew attention to the record. On it, according to those who distribute it, the conversation of Prigozhin with a businessman, a former member of the Federation Council Farhad Akhmedov, is captured.