The Assassination of Santa Claus. Russian Propaganda Filmed a Cynical Video.

In Russia, a 'social video' was shot in which Santa Claus is shot down by anti-aircraft defense over the Kremlin. This was noted in the Telegram channel 'Careful, News'.

In the footage, Santa flies over Red Square in a sleigh, where anti-aircraft defense forces destroy him. His sleigh had missiles with NATO emblems, and he spoke in English. After being shot down, the Russian Grandfather Frost in the anti-aircraft operator's premises says: 'That's it, the target has been destroyed. We don't need anything foreign in our sky. Happy New Year!'

Russian terrorists filmed a video about how 'the Western Santa is shot down by anti-aircraft defense over the Kremlin' #RussiaIsATerroristState pic.twitter.com/zBjp5tDdyK

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The video is being circulated by propaganda Telegram channels (for example, Pool N3). At the same Time, the video appeared online against the backdrop of a plane crash in Aktau, which, according to intelligence, occurred due to the operation of the Russian anti-aircraft defense over Grozny.

'Careful, News' identified the actor who played the role of the anti-aircraft operator. His name is Dmytro Melnyk, and he acts in series, films, and commercials.

Recall that a passenger plane Embraer, flying from Baku to Grozny, crashed at Aktau airport. There were 67 passengers and five crew members on board. Among them were 37 citizens of Azerbaijan, 16 Russians, six citizens of Kazakhstan, and three citizens of Kyrgyzstan.

‼️A video with strange marks on the tail of the plane that crashed in Kazakhstan is spreading across the network. The holes resemble those left after shellingHowever, as it is known, Rosaviatsia blamed the birds for the disaster... pic.twitter.com/Znq68XNLax

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Later, Rosaviatsia named the preliminary cause of the air crash: a bird strike. 'Preliminarily: after a bird strike due to an abnormal situation on board, the commander decided to 'go' to an alternate airfield - it was chosen as Aktau,' the statement said. It was also reported that an oxygen cylinder exploded on board the crashed plane, after which people began to lose consciousness.

At the crash site of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, a black box was found. As stated by the chief transport prosecutor of Kazakhstan, Timur Suleimanov, the black box has already been seized. The flight recorder found at the tragedy site is included in the criminal case as evidence.

The air crash was caused by a Russian air defense system - expert

By the way, the head of the Ukrainian Center for Counteracting Disinformation Andriy Kovalenko stated that the air crash of the Embraer 190 in Kazakhstan was caused by a Russian anti-aircraft missile system.

According to him, the plane was damaged due to the actions of the Russian military and was sent to Kazakhstan 'instead of making an emergency landing in Grozny and saving people's lives.'