The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers continues to work on the rubric “Is it really?”, where it will check the authenticity of certain manipulations of information, referring to the original source.
In the previous material, we wrote about how Russian propagandists use Photo by Vlada and Konstantin Liberov to cover up the killing of civilians in Volchansk.
Today we will talk about whether the photo of UAPF member Pavel Pakhomenko, taken from the scene of the shelling of a utility company, is actually the location of the Ukrainian military base.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Kharkiv has been subjected to constant bombardment. Not only military and critical infrastructure fall under enemy attacks, but also shopping centers, printing houses, residential buildings, etc.
Propaganda media continue to justify the bombing of civilian objects in Ukraine, and in Kharkiv in particular, using the same narrative. Ukraine allegedly uses civilian facilities for military purposes, so they are “legitimate targets”.
Thus, on the night of May 30, the Russian army shelled 2 locations in Kharkiv. Critical infrastructure and nearby residential buildings were damaged as a result of the shelling. The two-storey administrative building of the KP was partially damaged, followed by its fire. Seven people suffered minor injuries.
At the scene, photographer Pavlo Pakhomenko recorded the consequences of shelling of a municipal enterprise.
“I shot for the TG channel “Nakypilo” May 30. It hit a utility company and windows were hung in a neighboring house. What I saw was, of course, there were no soldiers. What they got there, I have no idea. What exactly they hit - I didn't see any rocket fragments so I can't say what they hit. But it certainly wasn't a drone. Usually Kharkov is hit by redesigned C-300. But it is better to clarify this with the officials,” Pavlo Pakhomenko commented.
Despite the war crimes of the Russian army, Ukrainian photographers and documentarians remain professional and impartial.
Russia uses disinformation as a weapon against domestic, Ukrainian and international audiences. The Russians justify the shelling of residential buildings, demonstrating that the priority task of the Russian army is to destroy the personnel of the Armed Forces.
Thus, the Russian publication “South News Service” published material about the next destruction of the Ukrainian military formations deployment points. To demonstrate the extent of the destruction of the municipal enterprise in Kharkiv, they used a photo collage with a photo of Pavel Pakhomenko from the scene of the events on May 30 with a link to the Telegram channel “Guide to Ukraine”.
“The Russian army struck at the site of the temporary deployment of Ukrainian formations in Kharkiv. The point of temporary accommodation was the reconstructed wellness center “Bunker”. In addition, it is reported that the territory of the Zoovetakademia was destroyed, where Ukrainian militants were in different numbers since May 10,” writes the propaganda publication under the photo of Pavel.
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers continues to work on the rubric “Is it really?”, where it will check the authenticity of certain manipulations of information, referring to the original source.
In the previous material, we wrote about how Russian propagandists use Photo by Vlada and Konstantin Liberov to cover up the killing of civilians in Volchansk.
Today we will talk about whether the photo of UAPF member Pavel Pakhomenko, taken from the scene of the shelling of a utility company, is actually the location of the Ukrainian military base.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Kharkiv has been subjected to constant bombardment. Not only military and critical infrastructure fall under enemy attacks, but also shopping centers, printing houses, residential buildings, etc.
Propaganda media continue to justify the bombing of civilian objects in Ukraine, and in Kharkiv in particular, using the same narrative. Ukraine allegedly uses civilian facilities for military purposes, so they are “legitimate targets”.
Thus, on the night of May 30, the Russian army shelled 2 locations in Kharkiv. Critical infrastructure and nearby residential buildings were damaged as a result of the shelling. The two-storey administrative building of the KP was partially damaged, followed by its fire. Seven people suffered minor injuries.
At the scene, photographer Pavlo Pakhomenko recorded the consequences of shelling of a municipal enterprise.
“I shot for the TG channel “Nakypilo” May 30. It hit a utility company and windows were hung in a neighboring house. What I saw was, of course, there were no soldiers. What they got there, I have no idea. What exactly they hit - I didn't see any rocket fragments so I can't say what they hit. But it certainly wasn't a drone. Usually Kharkov is hit by redesigned C-300. But it is better to clarify this with the officials,” Pavlo Pakhomenko commented.
Despite the war crimes of the Russian army, Ukrainian photographers and documentarians remain professional and impartial.
Russia uses disinformation as a weapon against domestic, Ukrainian and international audiences. The Russians justify the shelling of residential buildings, demonstrating that the priority task of the Russian army is to destroy the personnel of the Armed Forces.
Thus, the Russian publication “South News Service” published material about the next destruction of the Ukrainian military formations deployment points. To demonstrate the extent of the destruction of the municipal enterprise in Kharkiv, they used a photo collage with a photo of Pavel Pakhomenko from the scene of the events on May 30 with a link to the Telegram channel “Guide to Ukraine”.
“The Russian army struck at the site of the temporary deployment of Ukrainian formations in Kharkiv. The point of temporary accommodation was the reconstructed wellness center “Bunker”. In addition, it is reported that the territory of the Zoovetakademia was destroyed, where Ukrainian militants were in different numbers since May 10,” writes the propaganda publication under the photo of Pavel.
UAPP is an independent association of professional Ukrainian photographers, designed to protect their interests, support, develop and promote Ukrainian photography as an important element of national culture.
UAPP's activities span educational, social, research and cultural initiatives, as well as book publishing.
UAPP represents Ukrainian professional photography in the international photographic community and is an official member of the Federation of European Photographers (FEP) — an international organization representing more than 50,000 professional photographers in Europe and other countries around the world.
