A grotesque Garbage Pail Kids-style shaman kid with a sickly green complexion and dirty black fingernails beats a small drum, his body stitched together with camel parts. The trading card has a dusty steppe background and the name Shaman Putin.

Shaman Putin

Russian Shaman Plans Camel Sacrifice Ritual to Help Putin Win Ukraine War

Published November 12, 2026

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A Siberian shaman says he plans a ritual involving 60 camels in a bizarre attempt to help Vladimir Putin prevail in the war against Ukraine. This card turns the reported plan into a grotesque patchwork-shaman parody, without depicting an actual sacrifice.

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A report by The Times says Russian shaman Artur Tsybikov plans to sacrifice 60 camels as part of a ritual intended to help Vladimir Putin win the war against Ukraine. The story describes the unusual proposal and Tsybikov's use of ritual practices, including drumming. The plan was presented as a spiritual bid to influence the conflict, not as a military operation. The article frames the proposal as an extraordinary episode amid Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.

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