Russian occupiers refuse Putin's heroes: they are threatened with a storm.

Russian soldiers complain that they are being forced to refuse participation in Putin's personnel program 'Time of Heroes' under the threat of being sent to storm units. The Kremlin presents this initiative as a 'social lift' for participants in the war against Ukraine and a forge for the 'new elite of Russia.'

Forced to refuse participation

According to inkorr.com: According to the Center for Countering Disinformation, commanders force their subordinates to refuse participation in this program under the threat of being transferred to assault units, where 'their fate will be unknown.' The system does not plan to include real combat participants in power structures. Among the more than a thousand 'war heroes' who participated in the personnel program, experts note the absence of real fighters, as the video mostly features former deputies or senators who 'served' in specially created battalions.

The program as a propaganda tool

The Center for Countering Disinformation emphasizes that the 'Time of Heroes' program serves exclusively as a propaganda tool to attract as many 'cannon fodder' into the army as possible, rather than to form a 'new elite.'

Thus, the personnel program 'Time of Heroes' is used by the Kremlin as a means of manipulation aimed at attracting new soldiers, ignoring real participants in the war. This situation shows how the desire to popularize certain images and narratives often leads to ignoring real human fates and the need for an honest approach to governance. In such an atmosphere, it is important to understand how perceptions of the military elite are formed and what lies behind them.