There is something peculiar about the photojournalism of the Ukraine war. I've seen pictures of missiles arcing through the sky. I've seen pictures of blasted out buildings. I've seen pictures of refugees piling into trains. I've seen pictures of Russian soldiers walking through the empty streets of Kherson. I've seen satellite pictures of Russian convoys. I've seen maps showing the progress of Russian troops. I've seen videos of Volodymyr Zelensky pleading for more Western help.
But I haven't seen a single picture of actual battle. Not one.
Have I just missed this somehow? Or are there really no photographers at all in the vicinity of Ukranian troops as they fight the Russian invasion force? Not even around the cities? No embeds? No nothing?
What's going on?
Gargantuan crowd turns out in Prague to watch Zelensky on a tv screen,
https://twitter.com/bibalukas/status/1499804627495264262
In Georgia,
https://twitter.com/SaakashviliM/status/1499825625787518986
Just discovered,
PornHub has abandoned Russia,
https://twitter.com/apmassaro3/status/1499762306309406720
The war is over.
Noticed that a few days ago Maddow had a brief interview with an NYT photographer in Ukraine that touched tangentially on your questions. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-incredible-resilience-photojournalist-captures-the-humanity-surviving-putin-s-onslaught-134380613605
Lack of images may be related to the likes of: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/05/boris-johnson-praises-astonishing-courage-of-uk-journalists-shot-by-russian-hit-squad …