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The consequences of the war divide the Russians: Some are intoxicated with victory - others quit their jobs | Abroad | DR After three months of war in Ukraine, the consequences begin to hit Russia, which is becoming increasingly divided. For three months, the world has been able to read, see and hear about the war that Russia started in Ukraine on 24 February. Pictures and videos of the humanitarian catastrophe and dead people in Ukrainian streets have filled the world. But unlike the rest of the world, Russians have told a somewhat different story about the war in Ukraine. and have not been allowed to use the word war in their coverage of the invasion of Ukraine. Having shown images of dead people in Ukrainian streets, they have blamed the Ukrainians for shelling their own people. , then it may be that it is dawning on the Russians what reality they live in. This is what DR's Russia- Matilde Kimer, who is based in Russia's capital, says. The consequences have gradually begun to dawn on people here three months later.Matilde Kimer- I think most Russians understand that what is going on inside Ukraine is not something that is quickly over. And the consequences of whether we are talking or losing lives, it is slowly starting to dawn on people here three months later, says Matilde Kimer. In the Russian narrative, it is not Russia that is the aggressive party, but the West , who have pressured the Russians to defend themselves. Therefore, according to Matilde Kimer, there are more Russians who have openly started to support the war in Ukraine. whole, says Matilde Kimer. However, this has led to greater division, as there are also some who do not support Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A good acquaintance told me that he experienced it as if there was a civil war in almost every single Russian home.Matilde Kimer- A good acquaintance told me that he experienced it as if there were in almost every single Russian home, says Matilde Kimer.- There are those who support what is going on, and then there are those who are so opposed to it and do not understand at all what Russia is doing and may not recognize its country at all. Several famous faces like the Russian journalist Zhanna Agalakova have quit their jobs due to the war in Ukraine . She has been to New York and Paris for one of Russia's largest TV channels and was a familiar face in the Russian living rooms. Matilde Kimer is DR's correspondent in Russia and Ukraine. At a press conference in Paris hosted by Reporters Without Borders, she said she could no longer be a part of the "lies" and the "manipulation" that spread on Russian television.- Many journalists, producers and people in the media industry think like me.- It is easy to accuse them and ask , why they do not resign and protest. But those who stay have families, old parents, children and houses that they have to pay for. "They are hostages in the situation," she told reporters. a military recruitment building where the employees had to put out the fire.- The big question is about whether to support what is going on. If you think that Russia is on the right side, says Matilde Kimer. - There are posters here in the city where I am, and in large parts of the country where it says "we do the right thing". A memo to how the Russian, the Russian leadership describes what is going on, as a form of rescue operation of people in eastern Ukraine.Yesterday, another marked face announced which side of the war he was on. Russia's UN diplomat Boris Bondarev chose to step down because of the war, which "Putin has unleashed against Ukraine." - Those behind the war want only one thing. To remain in power forever, he writes in a .- And to achieve this, they are willing to sacrifice as many lives as it takes.