The defeat of the invaders in an attempt to force the Seversky Donets is called one of the largest since the beginning of a large-scale invasion. The place where the Armed Forces of Ukraine defeated the Russians during the crossing of the river became a tank cemetery. The Japanese edition of tokyo-sports drew parallels with the Battle of Port Arthur, one of the initial episodes of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 and the Pacific War.

The local occultists, referred to by the media, explain the success of the Ukrainians by the fact that they were helped by the spirits of nature, in particular, Vodyanoy, who finds refuge in lakes and rivers. It has something in common with Japanese Kappo or Yokai.

“At the end of the Pacific War (apparently, we are talking about World War II - ed.. ) was a Yokai who witnessed the attack of a B29 bomber that carried out an air raid on Japan. Then the Yokai stood up to protect Haneda Airport.. In the event of a war related to the survival of the country itself, Water. Since Ukraine is under the threat of national survival, Yokai fought on the side of Ukraine,” said occultist Bintaro Yamaguchi.

During the war, people who believe in the supernatural often tell stories about Yokai that at first glance seem absurd.. However, he assures:.

" Even in Japan, at the Battle of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War [a soldier wearing] red clothing (which symbolizes Oni, a type of Yokai - ed.. ), will not fall no matter how many shots at him”. A yokai often comes to the rescue when someone is in trouble..

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Recall that earlier in Japan they also created a manga (comic book) that tells about the Ghost of Kyiv, a Ukrainian pilot who shot down dozens of enemy Russian aircraft.. Tokyo Sports is a Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1960, the editors placed an article about the situation on the Seversky Donets on the front page.

And in early June, an excerpt from the cartoon " Vodyanik was also part of the pantheon of secret entities created by Lesya Ukrainka, who inhabited the mystical Volyn forests..