Russia teaches ‘tourists’ to fight

Pro-Russian separatists took over the City Council building in Makiivka, a city located about 10 miles from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Elsewhere, in Slovyansk, armed pro-Russian groups built barricades and blocked roads. Photo: AP

Insurrectional tourism ... Russians are apparently being encouraged to travel to Ukraine to join the destabilisation effort. Source: AFP

THE biggest threat to Ukraine at the moment comes not from Russian tanks, but Russian "tourists".

As the unrest in east Ukraine intensifies, with pro-Russian attacks in Sloviansk, Kramatorsk and Druzhkovka this weekend, the Kremlin is apparently encouraging Russians to travel west to engage in what is being described as insurrectional tourism.

In fact, there's a how-to guide.

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A website named "Russian Spring", a motto that became popular in Russia after the annexation of Crimea, allows thrillseekers who dream about reviving the U.S.S.R. to share information about how to travel to Ukraine and join in the destabilisation effort, according to the Daily Beast.

Before their departure, Russians are advised to memorise the slogan, "Leave for the front! Glory to Russia!", and to prepare for scrutiny when they enter "the territory of brotherly Ukraine".

Insurrectional tourism ... Russian "tourists" are being instructed how to travel to Ukraine and cause trouble. Source: AFP

The Russian-language website offers this informational checklist to help them on their journey:

1. "Ukrainian border guards are loyal to Kiev, which has given them the order to look for any reason to refuse entry to people with Russian passports."

2. "Even if you have just one camouflaged T-shirt, some pepper spray or a knife you could be deported back to Russia as a commando. So if you need these things you can purchase them in Ukrainian shops: the prices are not higher than Russians ones."

3. "We advise you not to publish anti-Bandera (anti-Ukrainian) propaganda on your social network accounts."

4. "Remember that your mobiles can have undesirable photos such as military patriotic events with your participation. Don't save SMS texts like, 'Left for front, glory to Russia!' and similar ones."

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