30.08.2016 - 05:30 [ Washigton Post ]

Was this Ukrainian combat photo staged? Soldiers and photographers think so.

(26.8.2016) The picture, posted on Facebook earlier this month, quickly went viral as a token of a war that often seems forgotten. But a number of Ukraine-based photographers and soldiers claim the photo was staged. In an open letter, the photographers said the picture is a “clumsy” attempt at information war and that if the photo is fake, it has the potential to damage the reputation of the Ukrainian media writ large.