“Victory Day is near”, say posters in the streets of Moscow before the military parade on May 9 in Red Square. But a month after the national date on which the Russians commemorate the victory against Nazi Germany during World War II, in kremlin They have little to celebrate. So far, the Ukrainians, who today still have the luxury of wit to their enemies.

And in a war of attrition like in Ukraine, symbols and questions that inspire the spirit of soldiers and civilians are always welcomed. One of those things has started to take shape in recent times and through social networks it is already circulating around the world: Russian tanks with graffiti which refers to an action film from the ’80s, starring Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen.

Additionally, on social networks it is starting to become a trend, so it is not excluded that this graffiti is becoming routine whenever there is destroyed the Russian tank on Ukrainian territory. ang

As the Daily Mail reports, at least two Russian tanks were spotted with the painted word ‘Wolverines’ about them. This is a reference to the 1984 American film “Red dawn”.

The film is about a uchrony where the Soviet Union invaded the United States. The protagonists of the film are a group of teenagers who fight in a town in the state of Colorado against the Soviet occupiers.

In the direction of John Milius and played by Swayze, Sheen, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Gray, in the film has the stars as battle cry the word ‘Wolverines’ (gluttonous wolverines), which refers to the name of his team in high school.

The film was not a box office success, but it became a cult film, which in fact had a remake in 2012, starring Chris Hemsworthonly in this version, the invading country is North Korea.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the film experienced a resurgence, and streaming platforms have recorded a 500% increase in demand.