Users of social networks are actively divided by the retelling of the recent article from the New York Times. In it, the author allegedly admits that the majority of residents of the Ukrainian city of Svyatogorsk support Russia and are again waiting for the arrival of the Russian authorities. We checked whether the article really contains such conclusions.
The theses of the New York Times began to be distributed in Telegram and in one day appeared in more than 400 channels ("Solovyov" - 330,000 views,"Operation Z: Warrixes of Russian Spring" - 404,000,"Ostashko! Important" - 105,000,"Kornilov" - 535 000). Channel "Refutation of fakes"Wrote:" The author of this article at the New York Times admitted that in the city most residents are pro -Russian. They are waiting for the return of the "Russian world" and call Ukrainians the invaders. At the same time, the journalist was outraged that the inhabitants of Svyatogorsk clearly indicated that the destruction in him was the result of Ukrainian shelling. In a different way, they would not be given the article to publish. ” Several Russian Media Same Wrote About the "unexpected report from Svyatogorsk." Edition "Politorossia"Called the" True Article "in Nyt" A pleasant surprise against the backdrop of total propaganda and lies of Western media. "
Svyatogorsk, Ukrainian city in the north of the Donetsk region, He was Under the occupation of Russian troops from June 6, 2022. September 12 Ukrainian troops Entered to the city, and, according to some Media, Svyatogorsk, without a fight, went under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Article New York Times A Gray Area of Loyalties Splinters a Liberated Ukraine Town (“The gray zone of loyalty is splitting the liberated Ukrainian city” - English.) Reveal on December 8, 2022, almost three months after the Defoacation of Svyatogorsk. The article is mainly about how the local population lives after the transfer of the city under the control of Ukraine.
It is enough to read the whole article - in the original or in translation Google Translate-to make sure that there are no statements distributed by pro-Russian Telegram channels:
1. "The author of this article in New York Times admitted that in the city most residents are pro -Russian" -Telegram channel "Solovyov"
In fact, the article does not say who in the city more - supporters of Russia or Ukraine. The authors are only writethat the positions of the inhabitants of the city are still divided.
“And with the onset of cold winter, the city is still divided-not trenches and artillery, but to those who are supported by residents: Moscow or Kyiv.”
New York Times
2. "They are waiting for the return of the" Russian world "and call Ukrainians the invaders" -Telegram channel "Ostashko! Important"
About the Russian world in the article It is said Almost the opposite. Vladimir Rybalkin, temporarily acting mayor, suggestedthat those residents who were waiting for the return of the “Russian world”, as a result, had to understand how much they were mistaken, given the inhuman living conditions during the Russian occupation.
“The recently created local government is aware of the problem and hopes that residents with pro -Russian sentiments will ultimately accept Kyiv, especially since the conditions will improve after they lived without electricity and basic services during the occupation. <...> "I think that even those people who deliberately remained in the conditions of occupation, waiting for the so -called Russian world, will sooner or later understand how much they were mistaken."
New York Times
As for the “invaders”, so Ukrainians do not call the “majority of the inhabitants of Svyatorsk” in the article, but one quoted Monastery monk And one An elderly man in the cafe of the city. Moreover, the authors of the article Markthat in pro -Russian views it is worth blaming the propaganda of the Russian Church and Russian television.
“Propaganda, especially on television, helped the Kremlin affect some Russian -speaking civilians in the east of the country, even though it falsely depicts this region as part of Russia and refers to the alleged oppression of Russian -speaking as an excuse for the invasion.”
New York Times
3. “But there are those who were participants in the so -called theroborne and helped the Armed Forces. These people are listed in black lists, the inhabitants of Svyatogorsk consider them fascists " -Telegram channel "Tribunal"
Some Ukrainians from Svyatogorsk really told Reporters that pro -Russian residents wrote denunciations of local volunteers and those who helped local troops of Terborne.
“Igor Ponomarenko, the owner of the adventure park, who served in the territorial defense of the city, said that his name and personal information were published in the pro -Russian Telegram chats in late March. "They created websites, claiming that we are fascists and so on," said 51-year-old Ponomarenko ".
New York Times
4. “The journalist was outraged that the inhabitants of Svyatogorsk unequivocally indicated that the destruction in it was the result of Ukrainian shelling. In another way, the article would not be given to publish " -Telegram channel "Refutation of fakes"
The article has no unequivocal evidence of the city’s inhabitants about who defeated Svyatogorsk. On the contrary, there Writtenthat residents cannot come to a consensus, who - Russia or Ukraine - is responsible for the shelling. In the article only quoted One monk of the Svyatogorsk Lavra, who blames Ukraine for the shelling of the monastery. At the same time, the article clarifies that, judging by the external damage to the walls of the laurel, the shots went from the Russian side of the river.
Another resident mentioned in the article, speaksthat, even if the shots were made by the Ukrainian side, the fault for this still lies with the Russian troops, who took up positions in the city.
“Miroslav waved from the claims of the inhabitants who accuse the Ukrainians of destroying the city. "They love to say that Ukraine shot from the mountain, but they would not shoot if seven Russian tanks were not standing next to my court," she said.
New York Times
Judging by the content of the article as a whole, one can hardly be called it "a pleasant surprise against the backdrop of total propaganda and lies of Western media." The authors of the article do not specify how many residents support Russia and how Svyatogorsk as a whole belongs to any of the parties. The essence of the article (as we can judge from its heading) is that the war and the Russian occupation split a small population that remained in the city. The facts that allow us to draw from this article conclusions about the expectation of the “Russian world” or about the pro -Russian mood of the inhabitants are clearly not enough there.
The earliest publication with such statements appeared in Telegramchannel Vladimir Kornilov, a political observer of the Media Group "Russia Today". One can only assume why he was so distorted by the essence of the publication of the New York Times: either he inattentively read the article, or deliberately distorted its content for propaganda.
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Read on the topic:
- The New York Times. A Gray Area of Loyalties Splinters a Liberated Ukraine Town
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