Russians try to steal Rurik as their own but Rurik has been proven to be a Ukrainian man. Ukraine existed before Russia.

How do the Russians reconclie this? For centuries they have taught that Rurik was a viking warrior who founded Russia, but recent evidence discovered in Ukraine shows clearly that Rurik was an ancient Ukrainian warrior.
I think this shows again that the biggest and most important reason for the war in Ukraine is to hide the history of Ukraine and Russia since this research and discovery was made right before the Russian invasion through Ukrainian historians and archaeologist groups.

Why do Russians say Rurik created Russia when Rurik was a Ukrainian man?
This has now been proven

New evidence from various studies have shown that Rurik who is accepted to have started the Russian civilization was in fact not Scandinavian, but a Ukrainian man and that Eastern European civilization started in Ukraine and then moved forward to present day Russia and not the opposite way from Scandinavia.
Russians as usual have had control of history writing it to their own benefit but now that Ukraine has been independent they have been disproving this false history.
It is one of the biggest resons why Russia invaded Ukraine, to hide and destroy evidence of Ukraine being older than Russia.

How do Russian re concile the fact that the whole identity of their country and people is built on a lie? The Russians have long been claiming that Rurik founded Russia and was a Scandinavian man, a viking warrior.
Recent research and studies however proved that Rurik was in fact, a Ukrainian man.

Russia : WE WUZ VARANGIANS AND NORSEMEN AND SHIET OUR ANCESTORS WUZ VIKINGS
In reality - Rurik is PROVEN to have been a UKRAINIAN man!
More proof and evidence of Ukraine predating Russia

Rurik, the norseman who Russians consider their ancestor and founder of Russia has been proved to be Ukrainian!
Another thing Russians stole!