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Rapper Ptahka said on Russian state TV that 'very few understand what we are doing' in Ukraine.

A prominent Russian rapper told Kremlin-backed television that those who are fighting for a Moscow-backed mercenary group in Ukraine are only doing it for the money.) that he knew many who questioned the purpose of the war in Ukraine.

"To be honest I am talking to people and very few understand what we are doing there," he said."Because [Ukrainians] did not cross our border, very few people understand." Ptakha also appeared to question the"Soviet ideology" in which Russians"are fighting Germans," a cause which he said was"very doubtful." This was an apparent reference to one of the reasons given by Russian PresidentAbove, members of the Ukrainian military drive tanks down a road on the outskirts of Bakhmut on December 13, 2022.

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