President Putin Calls Russia Not Fighting The Ukrainian People, But Monster Banderite

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Source: Kremlin)

JAKARTA - President Vladimir Putin said Russia had not fought against the Ukrainian people, but fought the monster Banderite (a neo-Nazi thread used since the Soviet era) and the like in special military operations.

"It is important to explore (evidence) and show it (to the world), so that there is no misunderstanding about the nature of those we are fighting. So it is clear and understandable what goals we pursue and who our enemies are," said President Putin as quoted by TASS on September 6.

"Not the Ukrainian people, but these monsters and their followers. But it is necessary to show this, that this is a reality," he continued, stressing, talking about the victims of the Banders in Ukraine, including the Jews who were slaughtered.

On the same occasion, President Vladimir Medinsky's aide revealed that at least 13.5 million Soviet civilians were victims of Nazi genocide during the Great Patriotic War, also known as World War II in Russia.

"Including 1.5 million Jews killed by Nazi agents in Ukraine," he said.

In response to this, President Putin said: "All of this is in the archive documents: orders, reports of actions taken to carry out these orders, the names and names of their families who carried out them, and the names and names of the families of the executioners. Everything is there (document)".