A shaman in the Irkutsk region plans to sacrifice 60 camels. He hopes...
A shaman in the Irkutsk region plans to sacrifice 60 camels. He hopes it will help Russia win the war
Artur Tsybikov, a shaman from Angarsk in the Irkutsk region who was recently declared Russia’s supreme shaman, plans to carry out a mass sacrifice and kill 60 camels over the course of a year, starting in November 2026.
Tsybikov says the mass sacrifice is in Russia’s interests: he hopes killing the animals will help Russian forces win the war. Shamans from other regions disagree with him, while animal rights advocates are calling for him to be held administratively or criminally liable.
The publication People of Baikal reported on the Angarsk shaman’s initiative and the public response to it.
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A shaman in the Irkutsk region plans to sacrifice 60 camels. He hopes it will help Russia win the war
Artur Tsybikov, a shaman from Angarsk in the Irkutsk region who was recently declared Russia’s supreme shaman, plans to carry out a mass sacrifice and kill 60 camels over the course of a year, starting in November 2026. He already did this in 2019, when shamans…
A wartime hope at the camels' expense
A shaman plans to kill 60 camels in the hope of helping Russia win the war.
The camels get to pay for his hopes.