The first deputy head of the Russian presidential administration, responsible for Russia’s domestic policy, Sergei Kiriyenko, arrived in ruined Mariupol. It is known that he recently became the new Kremlin curator of issues concerning temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on the official Telegram channel.
The main task of the Putin official is to prepare for the “ceremonial events” on May 9. It is known that the Russians refuse to hold a “holiday” in occupied Donetsk, including imitations of a military parade. Currently, occupied areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions do not carry out preparatory work on these issues.
According to the occupiers’ plans, Mariupol should become the center of “celebrations”. To this end, the urgent cleaning of the central streets from debris, the bodies of killed and unexploded ordnance is being conducted,” said the statement of intelligence.
A large-scale propaganda campaign is underway, during which Russians will be shown stories about the “joy” of locals from meeting the occupiers. Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov and head of the Donetsk occupation administration Denis Pushylin visited Mariupol to prepare relevant materials.
