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https://t.me/c/1899284653/24171
There are new reports that he's in the hospital. I will undelete this post if his death is confirmed.
Z-war correspondent Poddubny is alive, Kursk regional hospital reported
His hospitalization in the Kursk Regional Hospital was confirmed to the Defense Ministry's Zvezda TV channel. Soon this information was confirmed by Poddubny's employer, the VGTRK television and radio company. The Z-war correspondent was wounded as a result of a UAV attack.
The video allegedly shows Poddubny being hospitalized.
OK I’m not going to lie I feel a little mixed about this one. News correspondents - even for outlets that barely qualify as “news” or in any way “journalistic” - are not enemy combatants.
Maybe it will come out that he was armed and participating in the conflict in some way, in which case obviously the lines become blurred and I don’t feel bad anymore. But I don’t see that or much other info here.
When their primary responsibilities are pushing propaganda they become enemy combatants. The pen is mightier, after all.
So you think all war correspondents besides those in Russia are magically not part of the propaganda machine? Should American journalists be killed on the front lines as well if their content fail your litmus test for “propaganda”?
The rules governing how we treat the press and medics etc. exist for a reason. You cannot make exceptions or the rules don’t exist at all.
Is it not obvious to you that not all governments are equal? Ukraine was invaded for no reason except for Putin's longing for the Soviet Union or the idea of an empire that can compete with the West.
The propagandists cheer for every bombing of Ukraine and say "we must do more". Tatarsky, who was killed in Saint Petersburg, even had fought in the Donbas, and there's a more recent video of him saying "let's kill and rob".
There are laws in many countries that can get you locked up for advocating for killing people or making serious threats. In war, arresting may not always be an option.
I’m sorry, I would like you to point out where I said anything like “Ukraine isn’t a legitimate/equal government” or “Ukraine was invaded for good reason” or any of the shit you just accused me of saying. This is irrelevant strawman bullshit.