I suspect any they catch alive will be slowly disassembled to extract info.
Zelensky will be cowering in a bunker while the city above him evaporates.
Purple-haired school teachers and peer pressure.
It's actually a more convincing replacement than suddenly chubby Taylor Swift or bald-headed Britany Spears.
Remeber when Mylie Cyrus suddenly had her tongue sticking out in every picture?
They use a suddenly change to hide the actual change to force you to accept the replacement. In this case they are also using sympathy as a tool.
Bet you can't wait to tell the grandkids what you did during the Meme Wars.