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Video shows Russian state TV host yelling at a veteran who complained that troops were dying in Ukraine
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Alexei Gudoshnikov, a host on the Russian state TV channel Zvezda, on an episode of his "Open Air" talk show on March 3.Zvezda
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A host on a state-run Russian TV channel berated a veteran who called for a moment of silence for Russian troops who had died in Ukraine, with the host claiming that Russia was winning and killing fascists.

In a recent episode of "Open Air," a talk show broadcasted on the Russian defense ministry's official Zvezda TV channel, the Russian navy veteran was attacked by the host after he spoke about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

It was not clear when it was broadcast, but it appeared to be on Wednesday. Insider did not find evidence of the episode on Zvezda's social-media feeds.

The exchange is translated from Russian by Insider.

The fact that there are so many people here with fighting experience that passed through Afghanistan and Chechen campaigns and the Donbas, there are really our guys there, and the people from the special operation are dying now.

I don't want to listen to it. Stop! Can you stop? Enough!

Eranosian wants us to stand up and remember those guys who are fighting for Russia in the war in Donbas.

Can you stop now? I will tell you what our guys are doing. Our guys are destroying fascists. Let me finish talking. It is a triumph of Russian weapons. It is a triumph of the Russian army. It is the rebirth of Russia.

Russian forces invaded Ukraine on February 24 and have been shelling the country ever since. The liberation of the pro-Kremlin regions of Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine is one of the reasons Russia has given to justify the invasion.

Western officials believe the Russian offensive is behind schedule, as Ukrainian resistance has been tough.

Estimates of the Russian death toll vary wildly. More than 12,000 Russian troops have been killed since the offensive began, according to the Ukrainian military. A US official told The New York Times that Russia had lost thousands of troops.

Russia has acknowledged that troops have died, but has not given an exact number.

Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to the invasion of Ukrainians as a special military operation.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the elected president of Ukraine, is Jewish and there has been no evidence of genocide in the country.

Eranosian wrote on Thursday that he had become a symbol of resistance for Ukrainian nationalists because he was part of the Russian military reserves.

The original article is on Business Insider.

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