Russia admits capture of Debaltseve

Despite all assurances from the Russian Federation government that they have no involvement in the war in eastern Ukraine and that their troops are not there, banners recently appeared in the Russian city of Kaluga that suggest the opposite.

The huge banner is timed to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War and congratulates veterans and city residents on the occasion. However, it is not the poster itself that is noteworthy, but its final part.

Alongside the so-called list of Russia's victories in the "Battle of Kulikovo", "Borodino" and the 1941-1945 war itself, the last item listed is the victory in the Ukrainian city of Debaltseve on 19 February of this year. In addition, the Russian leadership promised to display a stele with the city's name from Debaltseve at an exhibition dedicated to the holiday.

However, the "liberators'" plans are not limited to Ukraine alone; "Today Crimea – tomorrow Rome" - reads one of the inscriptions on the poster.

One can only hope that such boasting will become another argument for the Hague tribunal.