This is supposedly the official explanation given to Russian soldiers before the attack:
Google traslate so beware
Appeal of the commander of the troops to the personnel of the comrades soldiers and sergeants, chiefs and officers! The threat of fascism looming over Ukraine, planted and supported by the countries of the West, determined the decisions taken by the President of Russia - the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the State Armed Forces of our country and the former adherents of the fascist regime, under the guise of Germany's State and political exterminators, are pursuing an extremely hostile cultural policy towards Ukraine. For seven years in south-eastern Ukraine, in the Lugansk and Donetsk Republics, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been carrying out an active military operation to exterminate the Russian-speaking population. To date, more than 13,000 civilians have been killed. Nationalist militias cynically kill women, the elderly and children by conducting daily shelling of peaceful neighbourhoods of Donbass cities and towns. Conditions are being created to make life unbearable in the territory of the two republics. The cultural and historical values of the brotherly Ukrainian and Russian-speaking peoples have been destroyed. During all this time, the President of the Russian Federation and the Government of the country have tried to find a peaceful and democratic solution to the artificially created armed conflict. The people of Donbas and Ukraine are tired of the fascists and those who try to turn history around by disputing our brotherly peoples. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of our country has taken a decision on the armed localization and elimination of adherents of the fascist views of the authorities of Ukraine, its guardians, who are issuing emergency orders, killing civilians and destroying all the authorities disagreeable and disagreeing with the policies of the criminal group of state leaders of Ukraine. Be confident in your commanders, be confident in your strength. The people of Russia support you and trust that you will do your utmost to free the people of Ukraine and Donbas from fascist slavery. This is a historic moment when we cannot delay. Our grandfathers and grandfathers liberated Kiev from fascist impurity. The time has come for us to repeat their exploits. Be vigilant and confident that we are right. Our cause is right! I'll be equal to you. It's broken! Victory will be ours! Airborne Grunation Commander
@Filthy hurry up so I can save for the first time in my life that I'm hung
