РНБОУ National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

Oleksandr Turchynov: aggression, fear and lies are the essence of the Putin’s regime

NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov called the permission of the Supreme Court of Russian Federation to classify the military losses of the Russian army in peacetime an another Putin's attempt to hide his crimes.

"Attempts to cover up their bloody crimes have always forced tyrants to prohibit telling the truth. Aggression, fear and lies became the essence of the Putin's regime. Concealment of military losses is a demonstration of humiliating attitude to the military, as to cannon fodder, and to parents of fallen, as to silent slaves", - he said.

NSDC Secretary stressed that the formula "military losses in peacetime" is a complete nonsense for Russian Federation: "Because, starting with the occupation of the Crimea, Russia was continuously engaged in an undeclared war and sustained losses".

"Russian propaganda and authorities put the label "top secret" in respect of losses they have sustained during the aggression in Donbas, in the same manner Putin will hide their losses in the course of war in the Middle East", - Oleksandr Turchynov stated.

"That's the very essence of tyrants, who are afraid of their own people and conceal the truth about their bloody crimes from them", - he said, concluding that the bloodier is the regime, the more terrible is always its finale and "Russia will not be an exception".