Anonymous telegram channels spreading pro-Russian rhetoric promote the thesis that it is better for Ukrainians to emigrate from Ukraine, because life here will only get worse, especially after the war. As an example, they add a screenshot of the message of the Ukrainian writer Larysa Nitsoi, where she “condemned the wounded soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for saying “thank you” in Russian as well as a video where passers-by make comments on listening to Russian music. Like, after the war, all “inadequate Ukrainians” will do this and mock the “adequate” ones.

The telegram channels also write that “if one is not going to wear an embroidered shirt in a restaurant or does not speak the state language, they will sometimes have uncomfortable situations”.

However, remarks on the use of the Russian language in everyday life are not a reason to go abroad. In Ukraine, there is no criminal punishment for communication in Russian, and even more so in private communication. The Verkhovna Rada also supported a bill on a partial ban on Russian music in public transport and public places, but it does not apply to singers included in the List of Musical Performers condemning the war against Ukraine.

By spreading such messages, propagandists are once again trying to stir up hostility over the language issue, discrimination against Russian-speaking Ukrainians and split Ukrainian society. Also, such messages help Russian propaganda to create the image of unbearable Ukrainian radicals who are ready to mock everyone who does not agree with their opinion. This radical image has become one of the elements of Russia's exculpatory rhetoric. Like, the Russians attacked to save the Russian speakers, etc. By the way, earlier propagandists spread the message that a war had begun in Ukraine because of the ban on the Russian language.