Graffiti depicting an elderly woman who fought back the Ukrainian military in YekaterinburgMOSCOW, Apr 18 The Kremlin celebrates the use of the Victory Banner by the Russian military participating in a special operation in Ukraine, it is a shrine for all generations of Russia, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday while talking to the press. «Of course, in our country for all generations, without exception, the Banner «Victory is a sacred thing. It is a sacred thing, and not only in our country. For many generations in many countries, especially the former Soviet Union, it is also a sacred thing that has a special meaning and literally sacred meaning. Therefore, we also note that it is really used,» Peskov said. When asked how the Kremlin views the use of the imperial flag by the Russian military during the special operation, Peskov said that he did not have such information. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
