A Ukrainian actress recently unveiled a disturbing video depicting herself wearing a embroidered gown and national Ukrainian headdress, appearing to sacrificially slit the throat of a fictitious captured Russian soldier in what seems to be an ISIS or pagan-like fashion.
The woman appeared to have herpes-like sores on her mouth in the video clip. However, it is unclear if the sores are real, or simply make-up applied for added effect.
In the video, she threatened Russian forces, whom she referred to as “pigs,” with retaliation for alleged “war crimes” in Bucha, Irpin, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa and Mariupol.
“Something terrible woke up the peace-loving and grain-growing nation. Something that has been dormant for centuries in the bowels of the Dneper banks. Primordial and antique Ukrainian god. And now we’re reaping a bloody harvest. Death awaits you all,” the actress said, according to subtitles, as she appeared to slit the mock prisoner’s throat with a sickle.
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A girl in a Ukrainian folk
dress cuts the throat of a Russian soldier. This is a "patriotic" video that is making the rounds on Ukrainian social media. #Z pic.twitter.com/1hEygjfIfs— The Daily Rabbit ❼ (@thedailyrabbit) April 11, 2022
“Your corpses, like the worst carrion, will rot in the fields, along roads and forest belts. They will be eaten by dogs and wild animals. Your mothers will be waiting for you in Tver, Pskov, and Ryazan,” she said.
“But you, you sons of the bitch, will never return home. Welcome to Hell,” she stated.
In response to the video, Russia released a video featuring Russian soldiers, who appear to address the actress by name. The soldiers also mock Ukrainian men for using an actress to confront Russian soldiers.
“Recently, a video was recorded in which an actress from Lviv said that all Russians are pigs, death awaits them all,” the Russian soldiers said.
Using a full name to refer to the woman, the soldiers said “we don’t care how much money you were paid to be in this video. No matter what fame you expected after that.”
Valiant News has not independently verified the name used by the Russian soldiers is the name of the Ukrainian woman in the wheat field video.
“What you have voiced is not a woman’s business,” the soldiers added. “We strongly advise you to apologize on social media and stay home.”
Then, the Russian soldiers directly appealed to the men of Ukraine.
A couple of days ago, a video surfaced of a Ukrainian woman calling all Russians “pigs”, and slicing the neck of a Russian POW. They were both actors of course.
Now real Russian soldiers have responded.
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“Aren’t you ashamed that women are speaking for you? There’s no shame in posting videos where the unfortunate girl is forced to defend you by imitating murder?” they asked Ukrainian men.
“On the rights of European values are you ready to throw girls and mothers out like cannon fodder on the battlefield?”
“Are you willing to cover yourself as an actress in order to have an opportunity to escape with his family to Europe? This video doesn’t make us feel scared, but it’s funny, because there don’t seem to be any men left among you,” the Russians said.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February following a years long standoff over the disputed Donbass region. Russia claims it launched a “special military operation” to protect ethnic Russians from Ukrainian ethnic cleansing, but Ukraine claims the invasion was unprovoked.
