"Special military operation" (not a war)

In announcing Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that this was not the start of war, but rather a special military operation (link to Wikipedia article below). The use of this euphemism has been translated into a variety of memes, including those mocking Russian propaganda or replacing "war" in other contexts, such as changing War and Peace to Special Military Operation and Peace.

• https://web.archive.org/web/20230000000000*/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_conducting_a_special_military_operation#:~:text=%22On%20conducting%20a%20special%20military,the%20Russian%20invasion%20of%20Ukraine