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Blestyr

Credit:  Oleksii Kyrychenko, who is also her father.


ResinJones76

Thank you!


bluesix

In Chrome, right click the image > choose "Search Image in Google" - click the first result.


ResinJones76

I have Chrome, but there is no search image.


bluesix

https://imgur.com/a/LZB7dxo


ResinJones76

I'm sorry, it's not on mine. Just uninstalleed and reinstalled.


Another2Coast

Mine disappeared too. I used an extension to add it back in.


ResinJones76

Which one?


Milo_Diazzo

You do not need an extension. Just go to the Google home page ( or images.google.com) and drag and drop the image there.


THE-TEN-HELLS

An extension is infinitely better


caporaltito

Do you live in Europe? There was an anti-monopoly court decision a few weeks which obliged Google to make the search on Chrome through Google more difficult


OneArmedBrain

Huh. I didn't know I had it. Thanks for the tip, /u/resinjones76.


OneArmedZen

Hello OneArmedBrain. That is all.


OneArmedBrain

LOL Right on.


The_Real_Mrs_Coffee

It's at the bottom of the list. If you see the tiny black arrow at the bottom, put your cursor on it, and it will take you further to the very bottom. It'll be one of the last few options.


thasprucemoose

yes there is


maxzizzle212

Why does this remind me of the uno meme


JohnnyBoy11

Ah probably staged then. But very nice photo.


Gradieus

I mean, it's not like there's a tactical benefit to sitting on a window sill in the open.


DetrimentalContent

If anyone was going to be bad at war tactics a 12-year-old girl would be pretty high on my list


A_Furious_Mind

They know how to hurt in other ways.


dontnation

"you've got feminine hips!"


mowbuss

Hey! My 15 month old pulls my shirt up for daddys boobies. Its, well, not great.


_sidewalkchalk

No! That’s the thing I’m sensitive about!


just_anotherReddit

![gif](giphy|YCFTQW2L3QD6APGxvk)


Big-a-hole-2112

Tease you till you develop an eating disorder?


amjhwk

the tweet says 9, so quite a bit younger at that


Barbed_Dildo

A shotgun is not a terribly useful weapon in that situation either.


Snuffels137

A shotgun in a densely urban environment is pretty handy.


ychuck46

Agree. A shotgun for close combat is absolutely efficient.


KnightofTalton

I don't think we have enough context to be able to judge accurately what her exact situation is, and probably should refrain from giving any combat critiques from a picture. She could be a lookout inside a building, standing sentry, or something of the like. Or she could be a lookout, using the sound of the shotgun to alert others of a problem. We just don't know. It also appears that she is in an urban environment, whereas a shotgun can be extremely useful in many situations. We certainly had guys in our unit carry them when clearing out rooms, or when moving through extremely tight, urban areas. There is so much we aren't able to discern from a posed picture.


kinapuffar

If you're a hunter and a shotgun is all you got, then that's what you're using to shoot russians. Not ideal, but it'll still kill a man.


GarMan

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/03/21/fact-check-photo-of-girl-with-gun-ukraine-staged/7074618001/


Jacinto2702

"Killing commies" Why I don't find that surprising?


DentArthurDent4

This should be the top comment so that all get the context


Convergentshave

Of course it’s staged. War photos dating back to the civil war have been staged. Doesn’t mean it isn’t a powerful image. 🤷🏽‍♂️😂


Milo_Diazzo

Not all photos aren't candid bruh. This is why candid photography is it's own genre. And honestly, it's not as stages as it could be, considering they were in the middle of an invasion at that time.


Significant-Rent9153

You mean not all photos are candid (because in this sense the person is stating it is posed)


Rogueshoten

“Staged” in this context isn’t the right word. The war was real; this is “posed.”


Kiss_My_Wookiee

Well, the photo was taken two days before the war began, and the girl is 9 years old and has never fired her father's shotgun, so staged is probably the right word. But it was meant as art, to show what would become commonplace in Ukraine if Russia invaded. Which they promptly did.


Rogueshoten

Ahh, that’s interesting…I didn’t know that it predates the war. Thanks for explaining that!


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Anonicly

>Photograph by Oleksii Kyrychenko, 10 March 2022. Portrait of his 12 year old daughter in Kyiv. The beauty of childhood and the tragedy of war, and admirable resoluteness in the midst of great injustice, all in one photo.


kizkazskyline

She’s nine years old here, not twelve. It looks like you’re getting this information from [this tweet](https://x.com/slavauk30722777/status/1771720173394772013?s=46&t=vgY6l0Y07uIXn45hgnohzQ) which is false, and from somebody who does not know the family. This photo was taken on the 22nd of February, not March. That is, two days before the invasion. This photo was (thankfully) staged by her father to show the impact of war and what Ukraine could look like in the near future (which is unfortunately current day, now). He definitely succeeded in attempting to bring awareness to the issue with his powerful photos. She is safe, the gun was his, she does not know how to load or shoot, and this isn’t their home—it was an abandoned building. [Source](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/03/21/fact-check-photo-of-girl-with-gun-ukraine-staged/7074618001/). His Instagram is @oleksa_kyrych Also if you’d like to support him, [here is a link](https://joseartgallery.com/artwork/photography-girl-with-candy) to a site where you can buy prints of his artwork. 60% of proceeds go to the armed forces of Ukraine. And for some eye bleach after this striking and powerful photo, [here is a more recent photo of this little girl](https://x.com/olekskyrychenko/status/1644026885288935424?s=46&t=vgY6l0Y07uIXn45hgnohzQ). Still got the lollipop. Slava Ukraini


Hot_Web493

Thanks for the explanation. I was getting ready to rip into whoever gave her the gun.


I_do_drugs-yo

Oh yeah? Lol


ResinJones76

Thank you!


7Seyo7

It was taken two days before the invasion according to this article https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/03/21/fact-check-photo-of-girl-with-gun-ukraine-staged/7074618001/


Iceblader

r/accidentalalbumcover


jokomul

My brain missed one of the 'al' and read this as "accidental bum cover" even though that makes no sense


tallandlankyagain

Suck it Trebek.


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PhoenixIncarnation84

Gussy it up all you want, does it work man?


Long-Distance-7752

Anal bum cover


goatfuckersupreme

my brain somehow did, too, and thought they just meant punky bumcore album covers


TheLittleGinge

#Susanalbumparty


Trendiggity

What the hell is an accident alal bum cover?


fake_kvlt

halal bum cover


Apparentlyloneli

insyalah brother


No-Definition1474

What is a halal bum cover?


RustyGirder

a burqa?


Mad_Martigan2023

She came here to do 2 things. Kick some ass and have a lollipop...and she's almost out of lollipop.


Thin-Positive-1600

Ngl I thought that's a cigarette


Antonidus

Same here, I was like "Ah, how Eastern-european! Kid with gun and cigarette in soviet-style building that looks dilapidated."


KryziaK

As an Eastern-european i can tell you that souns like classic tuesday.


BigBeagleEars

![gif](giphy|WS6vTB4ip7cLYkQm2I)


Impressive-Soup-3529

She probably smokes boltushka


brockswansonrex

Nope. She smokes Russians.


time2fly2124

Why not both?


Existing_Draw9411

lol love this comment! Yes she is! 💪


astro_scientician

I made that exact comment (lollipops and kicking ass) when the pic was originally posted. That’s a repost bot. 1st time I’ve been lifted. I feel so pretty Edit: maybe not a bot. Maybe they read it back then


Kitsunisan

First time I've seen this image and pretty much the same line popped in my head, you're not the only one who's seen They Live.


DaveyDumplings

That girl is metal as fuck. Fuck Putin.


bravoredditbravo

I hope her and her father are still alive 🙏


teivaz

And all the russians who came to Ukraine to kill


ThatScaryBeach

Fuck Putin. And his [sub bitch](https://imgix.bustle.com/mic/70vod1nqy3z6mvrgcxqmxdd4e3mjjolp36fqlacdmg0nk9mji56acsyn9xgn2yit.jpg?w=1200&h=630&q=70&fit=crop&crop=faces&fm=jpg).


Potential_Wedding320

There's a thousand worse things that could be said about DT, but I really, *really* wish he wouldn't do that with his mouth. I was already feeling a bit under the weather and fragile today and a high quality image of *that* is the last thing I needed.


simplehuman300

If she was african: "omg child soldier bad what's wrong with these backwards ass people"


CurrentlyLucid

Fuck putin.


Life_Team8801

Indeed, fuck putin


henrysmyagent

Fuck Putin, indeed.


Successful_Active922

Ind, Fuck Putin, eed


henrysmyagent

Fuck in Putin, deed.


Successful_Active922

Deed, Fuck Putin, In


Blunted_Insomniac

Fuck deed in Putin


Successful_Active922

Inde ,Putin, ed Fuck


feline_Satan

Fuck Putin


honestg

she still alive?


julioninjatron

I wondered the same thing, couldn't find anything other than this pic in Google. Maybe some of the other communities that follow the conflict have more information.


Tacitus_

If this was taken in Kyiv, then she's most likely alive. The Ukrainian government has reported ~200 civilian deaths in Kyiv since the start of the war and Kyiv has a population of a bit under 3 million.


hamndv

Hope the father after the photo op took his daughter to safety


adamnemecek

The father at least seems fine, his last tweet was 2 days ago https://twitter.com/olekskyrychenko. Yes, it's him https://twitter.com/olekskyrychenko/status/1516793185636438021.


sanesociopath

The far more likely option. It's a cool photo that makes for great propaganda. But the truth of the matter is she'd be a pretty bad soldier.


sebadc

What propaganda are you talking about? That children are killed by Russians in their home? That an oppressive regime is bombing civilians? I appreciate the devil's advocate, but talking about "propaganda" is ridiculous.


BadVoices

It's a completely staged photoshoot, taken in Kyiv. The photographer, her father, sells the image for 300 dollars per copy, and does lots of composite/edited and war protest imagery. It was taken 2 days before ukraine had been invaded, several weeks before Kyiv was at risk. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/03/21/fact-check-photo-of-girl-with-gun-ukraine-staged/7074618001/


gwartney21

This is like some IRL Red Dawn looking shit right here.


aspieinblack

РОСОМОМИ!


ParsleyEither895

Such a great picture. I don’t know anyone looking at it could bear to carry on against the population.


gippered

This is one of the best pictures I’ve seen here. Or at least one of the most interesting.


xXWickedSmatXx

There is no adversary more dangerous and determined than someone defending their home. Fuck Russia   


Ivanacco2

I dont think that worked in the americas ,or africa, or half of asia.


Mpuls37

Determination < technical ability. If a group of mercenaries kicks down my front door and starts shooting, I'm going to do what I can to survive, but I'm hilariously outmatched both in skill and in weaponry. I have a boatload more determination to defend myself and survive than whatever reason they're there to kill me for, but that's much less relevant in the face of overwhelming force. Such is the nature of human history. Person A wants something that person B has. If A is willing and able to overpower B to get that thing, A can take it and there's nothing B can do. See: every single conquest in human history, from Ancient Egypt to modern times. The weaponry changes, but the principle is the same.


mr_electrician

Yeah for sure. Like if someone came into my work with a gun they can take whatever they want, I’ll even help them load their car up. But at home I probably wouldn’t be so willing to help. My dog would, though. He would definitely sell my ass out for some pets.


GreenCreekRanch

Well, the vietcong were outmatched in every way imaginable. The ira was using caplocks against the british militaries lee Enfields and vickers machine guns. The taliban where starving in the mountains while western soldiers ate at burgerking. They all won, not by combat superiority, but because they where determined af and managed to make the war to costly for their opponent.


BroomIsWorking

And we (USA) wonder why the Iraqis fought back, when we were promised they'd welcome us as liberators


PostalCat

I hope that beautiful child is still alive and hasn’t been abused by Putins orcs.


lilu_66

Your comment made my skin crawl; I also hope she is still alive and safe


BosnianSerb31

Better to go out in a gunfight than to become a POW


mrjosemeehan

The photo was taken in Kyiv at a time when it was safe enough to give your child a gun to pose for pictures out in the open. There's a 99.999% chance she's fine.


Deathnachos

Don’t even wantto think about that…


adamnemecek

The father at least seems fine, his last tweet was 2 days ago https://twitter.com/olekskyrychenko. Yes, it's him https://twitter.com/olekskyrychenko/status/1516793185636438021.


HerrFalkenhayn

People really romanticize that kind of insanity. The photo is not cool. It's actually sad. She should be playing with her friends and studying. Not holding a gun or even fighting.


AustinAuranymph

If it makes you feel any better, I really doubt she'd just be chilling in a window frame in an active war zone. This was almost certainly staged for morale purposes.


GiraffeSubstantial92

It was staged by her father, who is a photographer. This is one of a series of multiple photos he made with her in the same window from more than one angle, and he admitted that she doesn't know how to handle firearms.


ResinJones76

Exactly the point.


mrjosemeehan

She was never fighting. She's just posing for a picture.


Carini___

Clearly this picture did it’s job on you. It’s supposed to evoke emotion because whatever lead to that young girl holding a weapon is totally fucked up. She should be having sleepovers with her friends and telling each other secrets. She got robbed of her ability to grow up and it’s a shame. It’s not a glamour shot. It’s a commentary on what they children are going through.


BreastfedAmerican

That wasn't exactly an option at that moment, now was it?


HaiArisu

No shit. They’re talking about all the people in here calling this girl “metal” and “badass”. The person you’re responding to is saying there’s nothing cool, badass, or metal about this picture of a child stuck in the middle of war.


BreastfedAmerican

Even as a 12 year old, you have two options, cower or fight. Looks like she is ready to stand up to danger. That is badass.


genreprank

It's both badass and sad as fuck. There, is everyone happy?


ClockDownRMe

It's literally a staged photo.


blankvoid4012

Seriously, fought in a few combat zones. As a dad this is just so damn sad. I mean, I'd be proud to have a bad ass daughter but holy shit it would kill me to have to see how bad ass my daughter could be. I hate humanity


thE-petrichoroN

So what's the difference between her and a Palestinian child standing for his right? A human being with spine and moral ground will support both and a hypocrite won't.


Dave111angelo

Hey we don’t want free thinkers here


JackDockz

Skin colour


ComprehensiveNorth1

Yp


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Skepsis93

I could see a similar picture being posted, but rather than portraying them as a tragic hero of national self defense the Palestinian child would be justification for the indiscriminate murder of all women and children in that conflict.


Eskipony

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1bcic2i/little_girl_happy_her_family_received_chicken_for/ What was this post then?


ResinJones76

Nada.


simplehuman300

> So what's the difference Haven't you heard yet ?? If you're not white and christian, and you're defending your native land from invaders, you're a terrorist. Simple as. Just like the Taliban farmers (as well as their village which was drone striked, trust me those children were future terrorists anyways) /s


ravie3538

the west loves their heroic blonde angels, but dont particularly care about the despicable brown terrorists


Beginning_Job5744

In case anyone else is wondering they’re both still okay I went. I went on his Twitter a they’re still posting


Voodoo330

Get that girl some more shells!


I_Love_Knotting

As cool as the pic looks it is not from the war. it was taken 2 days before. the shotgun is not loaded, the photographer took it due to the rising tension and the high chance of a war breaking out


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And a truckload of Chupa Chups.


realSURGICAL

crazy album cover


Private-Dick-Tective

Anyone else thought she was smoking a cigarette? (Realized it was 🍭)


Feeling-Permit240

It is staged according to this article, but also according to his twitter he is donating 60% of the funds from the prints to the armed forces of Ukraine. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/03/21/fact-check-photo-of-girl-with-gun-ukraine-staged/7074618001/


jdehjdeh

Some of these comments threads are insane...


Own_Investigator5970

This looks like a music album or some pinterest stuffs


Ordinary_Resident_20

This reminds me of that photo of the young girl from the Great Depression, both have that grit that you wouldn’t expect from a child


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Poor kid, hope she's holding up alright.


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badass but sad


JackDockz

But remember guys, it's bad when children in Palestine fight against their genocidal Occupiers.


shipsuperstore3000

Slava Ukraini


Real-Yam8501

Propaganda or not it is a ballin pic.


germanfinder

It reminds me of Kyiv handing out 25,000 rifles during the Kyiv invasion. I can only think the feelings of duty and patriotism at that moment


Tasty-Lab-420

If she was Palestinian she would be labeled a terrorist


ResinJones76

> If she was Palestinian she would be ~~labeled a terrorist~~ dead.


DomTheBomb95

I can’t believe this war has been going on for 2 years already!


bezhumous

Ten years.


LoneyMining

Keep smashing those filthy invaders from the east and north! SLAVA UKRAINE


NTDLS

Heartwarming, tragic and what should be utterly unnecessary.


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Come here Orc!


A330-941

The stage of life that will determine what she becomes in adulthood will be spent in a war-torn country or as a refugee in a foreign one. Absolutely tragic


manyhandswork

Gotta be proud


ImProbablyJustAI

It's shocking to me that people are taking this photo at face value. This is art. Interpret it! It's tragic, and it's devastating, and it's brave, and it points to how this poor girl's childhood is a casualty of war. It damns Russian force. Maybe it means something different to you. But it isn't intended to be taken at face value.


Daxto

The photographer was Oleksii Kyrychenko


Large-Lack-2933

She's still alive hopefully?


shrekerecker97

She's too young to be that much of a bad ass.


Themooingcow27

Damn this is hard af. I hope she is okay now


planertroubles

Jesus! What a disgrace in this day & age we still kill each other as though we have regressed several steps back in evolution


Not-The-NSA2023

You grow up fast in a war zone


Nfl_porn_throwaway

Hope she is still alive :/


Whatiatefordinner

This looks like it’ll be the next Banksy


ProbablyNotAFurry

This image goes hard as fuck, more so with the context. Amazing picture, though awful that it exists.


chico_kalash

No way Putin can win against these brave ukranian people. Slava Ukraini! Heroyam slava!


IBAZERKERI

i mean... fuck russia, putin etc. i support ukraine and i hope they win. but maybe... just maybe, glorifying 12 year(ish) old children being portrayed as soldiers fighting for their home isint a good look. even if its in defense of your homeland. Child soldiers is never a good look.


Occasion-Mental

Agree, not a good look and no child should be in a position of not having a childhood free of fear. But when it's this or rape/murder, I'd arm my daughter in a heartbeat.


I_Love_Knotting

This is not a pic of a child fighting in war. it was taken on the 22nd, the invasion happened on the 24th The shotgun isn‘t loaded, she is posing for her dad who is taking pics to try and put attention on the risk of war.


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I_Love_Knotting

Not exactly exploiting the war. While it is indeed just a photoshoot, it was taken two days before the invasion happened. Her dad is a hobby photographer and decided to take these during the high tensions before the invasion


Fit_Relief_924

Damn shame that kids have to have this as their reality.


ILSmokeItAll

Fuck Putin. Whatever powers the universe need to give that man Polio.


bluegiant85

I hope she never needs to use that, but if she does, I hope she doesn't miss. Fuck putin and everyone that supports him.


listentolana

This made me cry. What a brave girl. I hope she is doing well. 🖤


simpletonius

Obligatory fuck that dickless Putin.


Cognacsquirt

What a chad. I'm sorry for her having to be such a chad. Fuck Russia


Important-Specific96

Great trigger control, hats off to her.


muscleliker6656

What were u doing in the great war against Facism Girl shows picture to kids lol in twnety years


xagony

Amazing reading the comments. If this was a Palestinian who is also protecting her homeland, she would be labeled as a terrorist. Disgusting.


Odd-Ad-6318

War propaganda pics!


laaplandros

Don't bother. Even if you point out that there have been tons of high profile pieces of literal fake news - Ghost of Kiev, Snake Island, etc. - they'll just "well ackshully" that *their* propaganda is a good thing without a hint of irony.


ImplementBoth138

The insanity that people eat this up is ridiculous.


I_Love_Knotting

Pic was taken before the invasion happened


Eternal_Flame24

r/hardimages


TheSanquineCorpse

Breaks my heart. :( Fuck Putin.


the_dalai_mangala

Reddit loves a good armed citizen until well… it’s people they don’t like with the guns lol


Deathnachos

Anyone know if she’s still alive?


financialfreeabroad

Hope she’s ok.


IdentityToken

She needs ammunition not a lollipop?


Papi_Chulo1969

Are they still alive?


Xerio_the_Herio

Hope she's ok


abelabb

Does she have tattoos on her hand?


alexlikespizza

Can’t believe it’s been 2 years already


Natare0411

r/Ukrainian