Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin has funded a sick comedian e-book contest that includes books with photographs drawn by Russian youngsters of Ukrainians being killed.

Bankrolling for the propaganda occasion got here from the Presidential Grants Foundation (PGF) which confirmed off the outcomes this week on the Russian VK social media community.

Organisers mentioned comedian books have been nonetheless “extremely popular among the youth” and the tales will "instil patriotism."

According to the Daily Beast, the competitors dubbed "Heroes of Russian Victory" selected to compile the ultimate comedian e-book containing three tales from the conflict in Ukraine.

More than three million Russian rubles, or virtually £30,000, was allotted to the initiative which is only one of many began by the PGF to spice up morale at dwelling because the conflict started in 2022.

The Daily Beast reviews the cartoons within the comedian attempt to hyperlink the Russian conflict its neighbour with combating the Nazis throughout World War 2, besides the Ukrainians are pictured because the fascists.

In one picture drawings of Russian troops depict them closing in on "Ukrainian Nazis" earlier than they're blown up. In one other harrowing picture a younger girl is hanged lined in blood in an obvious reference to German troopers killing a Russian lady in World War 2.

The occasion organiser Valery Anisimov mentioned in assertion on VK: "We wanted to get creative young people involved in the process of preserving historical memory, talking about our heroes in a format that is close to the younger generation."

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This week Russia warned British public officers are a "legitimate military target" due to the UK's assist for Ukraine.

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Vladimir Putin's safety council, claimed the UK's assist for Kyiv amounted to an "undeclared war" in opposition to Russia.

His feedback got here after Foreign Secretary James Cleverly mentioned Ukraine had the suitable to "project force beyond its borders" into Russia to withstand Mr Putin's invasion.

The Ukrainian authorities denied launching the drone assault which hit Moscow on Tuesday, however there was an escalation of incidents in Russia both by Kyiv's army or native teams against the conflict.

In response to the Foreign Secretary, Mr Medvedev mentioned: "The goofy officials of the UK, our eternal enemy, should remember that within the framework of the universally accepted international law which regulates modern warfare, including the Hague and Geneva Conventions with their additional protocols, their state can also be qualified as being at war."

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