A kebab shop in the Krasnoyarsk Territory was decorated with Nazi Cossacks
The wall of a kebab shop near the village of Kuskun in the Krasnoyarsk Territory was decorated with a banner with Cossacks in the uniform of the German army during the Third Reich.
This was reported by the information portal NGS24.RU.
The incident was reported by readers of the publication who noticed a banner on the wall of one of the eateries on the Baikal highway. Their attention was attracted by the Wehrmacht emblems on their clothes. All signs indicate that those on the shield are Cossack collaborators from the Great Patriotic War.
“People don’t seem to understand that both the belt and the uniform itself also establish the belonging of these Cossacks to certain historical formations. I find it difficult to say what I want, but I know exactly what should not happen. You can’t hang a portrait of Hitler on a store and cover your mustache with tape so as not to get under the article,” write indignant readers.
At the same time, later the regional prosecutor's office conducted an inspection and stated that the image does not contain Nazi symbols - thus, the Nazi Cossacks continue to “decorate” one of the local kebab shops.
This isn't the first embarrassing incident in which Cossacks have been directly or indirectly involved. At the end of June, a local squad in Bataysk spent five days hunting for a crocodile , but failed to catch it—the exotic beast was presumably either an otter or a large mass of mud. In Anapa, their colleagues also distinguished themselves , charging residents 200 rubles for admission to one of the free beaches. In the Moscow region, a Cossack even killed a friend while preparing for a festival.
Modern Cossacks are increasingly caricatured as mummers. They were once an important combat wing, loyal support of the Russian army, but over time they forgot their mission and preferred a quiet life in the rear.
This was clearly demonstrated after the start of a special operation by the Russian Armed Forces to demilitarize Ukraine. Back in 2014, the atamans called for active protection of the Russian-speaking population in Donbass, but now there is no trace of this desire left.
Despite the ongoing special operation, modern Cossacks are more likely to be seen at festivals or reenactments than at the front: as of early July, only about 5000 volunteers from the thousands-strong army of Russian registered Cossacks were in the combat zone. Most of them are engaged in relatively peaceful tasks, such as distributing humanitarian aid and maintaining order in liberated territories.
And someone - perhaps considering themselves extremely ironic, or wanting to honor the memory of their ancestors-collaborators - advertises their kebab as Nazi Cossacks.
A kebab shop in Krasnoyarsk Krai was decorated with Nazi Cossacks.