Is it true that the photo captures Ukrainian soldiers-maisters with a washing machine?

The other day, a photograph was widely dispersed in social networks and Telegram channels, which, presumably, captures the Act of Magistos of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The picture shows Ukrainian soldiers, allegedly taking out a washing machine from the premises. We checked the authenticity of this photo.

In mid -April 2022, a picture was distributed on the network, which depicts several soldiers in camouflage with blue dressings meaning belonging to the army of Ukraine. In the photo, two fighters carry a washing machine. And according to numerous posts in social networks and Telegram channels, this photograph is evidence that the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are engaged in looting.

So, on April 17 on the channel "Divorced in the Z war" photo laid out With the next signature: “Ahhhh, Moskli are looting! Ah, oh ". This entry reputed Vladimir Solovyov, so she collected more than 700,000 views. On the same day, the showman Andrei Bocharov shared his picture in his community on VKontakte, and later on personal page and in Telegram channel. He signed it like this: "The hidden slowly shakes up with his own." In the public "Yar" photo accompanied The joke that the secrets of the theft of washing machines from stores in Ukraine are now revealed.

But so what is happening in the photo Explained On the Politicus website: “Ukrainians attribute all their sins to Russian soldiers. This is how their propaganda works. In this picture, clearly shows how Kyiv militants drag a washing machine, probably, you need to wash something urgently. ”

In the comments to your own post Bocharov Shared reference to “Great Material dedicated to Ukromarodovy” in “Live Journal”, where photo appeared Another April 16. The title of the article says: “Catch the looters! Soldiers drag the washing room. And microwave. And the gate. And chickens. Exclusive. A lot of photos. " Below we quote the first paragraph.

The Ukrainians convinced the whole world that Russian soldiers are not fighting, and the parrots eat and carry on themselves the microwaves and back washing washing. Who asked for photographic prigection? Here, please, under the noise of the cannonade, the military takes out a washing machine from a bombed store ... Oh, these are the Ukrainian military.

And then, immediately under the photo, there is a phrase that changes everything: “Okay, this washing is saved.”

If you conduct the simplest search for pictures in Google, you can find the same image, published (if you click on the upper left photo, then the third in the gallery) Another March 15. The following is written under the photo in English (hereinafter referred to as the translation): “The Ukrainian military carry a washing machine to help transport goods from the store destroyed after shelling in Kharkov, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022.” It is indicated that the picture belongs to the AP agency and was made by the photographer Andrei Marienko. There really is such material, but besides him, there Published more pair Photos in which the fighters inspect the store from the inside.

Also a photo with a washing machine There is And in the photo bank of UNIAN. There, the signature is slightly different: "Police officers and terror fighters transfer goods from a store broken after shelling in Kharkov to a safe place." There are also a couple of additional pictures on this site: on them Soldiers And Human In civilian, boxes with other goods are taken out of the same store.

Thus, the photo of the international news agency captures not an act of looting, but the work of the Ukrainian military to save the property of the Ukrainian store, destroyed during the shelling. Since the middle of last month, this plot illustrates photography in the international and Ukrainian press.

Image: Andrey Marienko / UNIAN

Not true

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