Hehehe, purchase from the marketplace

This Ukrainian lady, mistakenly believing that the soldiers outside her house were Russians, came out and greeted them with an old Soviet flag in hand.

Unfortunately, it turned out that the troops outside were Ukrainian troops, who mocked her, tore the flag from her hands and desecrated it with their boots. They also tried to mock her with much-needed food.

Which the heroic lady proudly refused, saying "My ancestors have died for that flag."

Babushka Z, as she is now known throughout Russia, has become an icon of resistance, with graffiti art of her showing up across Russia.

космонавт

Soviet flag over Reichstag building after the conquer of Berlin by Soviet Army.

As of the morning of May 1, around a hundred billboards featuring the image of the iconic pensioner who gained famed after the events in Ukraine [sic] had been installed in different districts in Petersburg. Fontanka.ru has analyzed the scale of this visual statement. The news-related intrigue lies in the fact that state agencies have nothing to do with the campaign. “Under the banner of…