Ice sculptures of modern-day Russian soldiers carved for a festive New Year display for families in the main square of the Siberian city of Chita are not going down well with some of the locals.
The ice soldiers, carrying automatic rifles and alluding unmistakably to Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, stand guard near the centrepiece of Chita's New Year festivities - a towering decorated fir tree and an array of enormous ice-slides, still under construction.
Not everyone thinks military symbols should be part of the year's biggest family celebration, when children hope for presents from Grandfather Frost.
