Military journalism is highly valued by politicians and society, as it provides an opportunity to follow the developments. Unfortunately, today's reality is such that military correspondents do not remain without work. One of these journalists is Yevgeny Poddubny, whose biography is set out in this article.
Biography
Evgeny Evgenievich Poddubny was born at the end of summer, August 22, 1983. The place of his birth was the city of Belgorod, where he lived for many years. His parents - Evgeny Pavlovich and Irina Mikhailovna - are medical workers. Thanks to his mother, a surgeon by profession, from an early age, Evgeny understood medical terminology and could provide first aid to the victims. In many ways, this knowledge was useful to Poddubny in his subsequent work as a correspondent in hot spots.
Poddubny Evgeny became a student of Belgorod State University in 2001 after graduating from high school No. 20. He chose psychology as his speci alty. Although initially entered the historicalfaculty. Eugene explained his choice by the fact that in the early 2000s there was no journalism faculty at BSU. Despite this, Eugene chose his profession at school.
For some time, Poddubny lived in the Middle East with his parents, where he studied the culture and lifestyle of local residents. I started learning Arabic. Also Poddubny Evgeny speaks English. He claims that in his profession without knowledge of a foreign language it is simply impossible. It is necessary for communication, and sometimes just for survival. The years spent in the East helped Evgeny a lot in his journalistic business trips (Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan).
Work is in the first place in his life now, says Yevgeny Poddubny. Wife and children will come later.
Career start
Poddubny began his professional career at school. While studying at the university, he already worked as a radio presenter, then for some time he wrote articles for the newspaper, then he was a correspondent on local television. After receiving his education, he was invited to Moscow.
For nine years he worked as a reporter on the TV Center channel. Since 2011, he moved to the Russia-24 TV channel, where he became a special correspondent covering local conflicts.
Evgeny himself calls the scope of his work extreme journalism. He argues that a film crew traveling to cover military conflicts must be able to do many times more than a civilian one. There, a reporter is not just a reporter, he is also a producer who arranges filming, knows how to cook food on a fire,bandaging wounds, etc. All this applies to both operators and engineers.
Yevgeny Poddubny proved his ability to survive in critical situations with his reports. The correspondent, whose photographs were seen by the whole world, managed to visit Iraq, Israel, Pakistan, South Ossetia, and Lebanon. He was exposed to incredible dangers in order for his viewer to see the whole truth. Honest reporting is a top priority for a reporter.
Work in South Ossetia
Being a military journalist means being ready to fly to the scene at any time. Sometimes this happens within a couple of hours. A call from the editorial office, fast packing - and now you are already sitting on a plane, heading into the unknown.
This is exactly what happens at Poddubny almost always, business trips are rarely planned.
August 8, 2008 in the morning Eugene was already in Tskhinval. It was he who conveyed the message to General V. Boldyrev that all the possibilities for the defense of the city had been exhausted and the Security Council of Ossetia was asking Russia to intervene.
From August 9, there was a mass evacuation from the conflict zone, but the film crew did not leave, giving their seats in the minibus to civilians. They worked selflessly to the sound of volleys, not knowing if they would meet the dawn tomorrow. Thanks to such committed people as Evgeny Poddubny, the viewer could follow the developments.
His business trip ended only on August 18.
Work in Syria
In total, Poddubny Evgeny,special correspondent of the Russia-24 channel, spent two years in Syria. These were business trips for three to four months with a short break for a trip home.
He first flew there in 2011. In September 2012, his documentary "Battle for Syria" was released, in which the reporter showed the current events of the civil war and conveyed the feelings: his own, colleagues on the film crew, civilians, etc. The film was edited in the field, with ongoing hostilities. It has been translated into several languages, so it was seen not only in Russia.
In June 2013, Yevgeny Poddubny, along with his colleagues, came under fire. The column, in which there was also a car of the Rossiya TV channel, was ambushed. The fight lasted about 15 minutes. The journalists miraculously managed to survive.
Work in Ukraine
The reporter considers this one the most unexpected business trip. According to him, the war in Ukraine shocked him, although he had already seen a lot.
Covering the events of the Maidan, the correspondent could not have imagined that he would soon have to shoot, sitting in the trenches with the militias. And he had to sit out, and Yevgeny Poddubny, whose growth was not very conducive to this, did everything in his power not to fall under the gun. He has a lot of reports right from the front line. Poddubny was in Donetsk, Artemovsk, and Gorlovka during the most aggressive hostilities.
During this time he made three big documentaries:
- "Farewell of the Slavs" (about employees"Berkut");
- "The cost of defeat" (about military losses, the despair of civilians and the cynical new government that does not dare to talk about it and take it into account);
- "Dad" (a film about Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of the militia and the head of the DNR).
In fact, work in Ukraine has become one of the most dangerous for journalists. They are equated there in status with terrorists. Initially, when there was no general Ukrainian hysteria, according to Poddubny, it was possible to find a common language with the security forces, take an interview, ask about something. Later it became simply impossible.
This was confirmed by the subsequent deaths of several Russian and foreign reporters. The security forces even had a special list with alleged terrorists. Poddubny Evgeny Evgenievich was in it at number 64.
Despite all the danger, Poddubny is going on another business trip. According to him, while the war is going on, we must work.
Interesting facts
Won several state awards, including the Order of Courage.
