Russian propaganda outlets have published a video showing anti-aircraft guns shooting down a Santa Claus over Moscow. “We don’t need anything foreign in our skies,” Father Frost tells a Russian soldier.
The video starts with an idyllic Christmas market scene (see tweet below).
Santa Claus appears in the sky and wants to hand out presents, including toy rockets with the NATO logo. As in Western tradition, he wears red clothing and holds a cola can in his hand – a well-known symbol of Western culture.
Santa Claus vs. Father Frost
He is then shot down by a Russian missile. The video switches to an air defense headquarters, where Santa’s Russian counterpart, Father Frost, celebrates the shooting down. He explains, “We don’t need anything foreign in our air.” The video ends with the message: “Happy New Year, Russians!”
Connection to the plane crash in Kazakhstan
The publication of the video comes at a particularly sensitive time. It wasn’t until December 25 that a passenger plane crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. The Azerbaijan Airlines plane with 67 people on board was originally en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny in Chechnya, but then flew towards Aktau in Kazakhstan, where it crashed and caught fire.
Several sources reported that the plane was shot down by a Russian air defense system (Pantsir-S). Without directly taking responsibility for the crash, Russian President Vladimir Putin has already apologized for the incident. Russian air defenses were active when the plane tried to land in Grozny, Russia, Putin said in a telephone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on Saturday. However, he did not comment specifically on whether Russian anti-aircraft missiles hit the plane.
Source: Krone
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