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Vladimir Putin attended the launch of a new Moscow Metro line, where the new Bulvar Generala Karbysheva station features panels referencing the 'special military operation' in Ukraine, embedding war messaging into everyday civic infrastructure in the Russian capital. Riders of the newly opened Rublyovo-Arkhangelskaya line have also noted design choices at another station, Narodnoye Opolcheniye, where benches have drawn comparisons to coffins, adding to public commentary about the line's wartime-themed aesthetics.