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A document obtained by Void Group appears to reveal how Russia organized supposedly public anti-Western demonstrations through a tightly controlled process involving 2,000 participants, prescribed slogans, visual examples, and designated supervisors.

The rallies were held outside the US Embassy and the diplomatic missions of 13 European countries on June 4, 2026. Participants carried flags, displayed anti-Western placards, and issued threats against countries supporting Ukraine.

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Russian propaganda outlets began claiming that Ukraine had attacked civilian students. The Kremlin also threatened retaliation and warned foreign embassies in Kyiv to leave the city “for their own safety.”

That messaging continued into June, with staged demonstrations becoming one of the methods used to amplify it.

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Though the leaked document appears somewhat lazily assembled (a characteristic format for such orders flowing down the russian power vertical, according to the Void), it covers the basic minimum: executing the propaganda action required 2,000 people, with described poster inscriptions and slogans, plus attached photos.

Amongst others, he document specifies these slogans:

  • "Your weapons kill children!"
  • "They could have lived!"
  • "We won't forget. Won't forgive!"

Other signs were to accuse individual countries of sponsoring terrorism.

“[Country name] is a sponsor of terrorists,” one template read.

Another declared: “Your hands are covered in blood up to the elbows.”

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At the end of the document, you'll find a list of protest coordinators with their contact details.

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Void Group characterized the document as an example of how demonstrations operate in authoritarian systems: not as independent expressions of public opinion, but as controlled events commissioned from above and delivered according to instructions.

Intimidating countries that support Ukraine remains one of the Kremlin’s central propaganda tools—particularly as Russia struggles to achieve its objectives through military force alone, says the Void Group.

"Attempts to intimidate Ukraine's partners represent the only possible policy of a crumbling empire."

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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

They did this pretending to be maga too in the US. We have their playbook, but it still works a lot of the time.

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