Claims Russian troops need to 'de-Satanise' Ukraine criticised - as 'holy war' comparisons made

The Church of Satan's high priest said the claims were "false" and its members are "atheists who believe in free will and full responsibility for one's actions" who made up a tiny part of the population. Foreign news reporter @MikeRDrummond Wild claims that Russian troops need to carry out a "de-Satanisation" of Ukraine because of a spread of the cult have been criticised as "false". Moscow has repeatedly attempted to frame its invasion as a holy war (with Vladimir Putin as the chosen one), and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that fighting in the "special military operation" washes away all sins. New remarks by a Russian politician that the Church of Satan has spread across Ukraine were described as "false" by the church, which said its members, who make up a tiny percentage of society, were not devil worshippers. Instead, they are atheists using Satan "as a symbol of liberty, individualism, and self-fulfilment" while carrying out a "live and let live" approach to bein