Ukraine Yellow Kitchen Photo
ArtistYan Dobronosov
Completion dateJanuary 15, 2023 (2023-01-15)
MediumPhotograph
SubjectKitchen of boxing coach Mykhailo Korenovsky, destroyed by the 2023 Dnipro residential building airstrike

The Ukraine Yellow Kitchen Photo is a 2023 photo by Yan Dobronosov that captures the aftermath of the 2023 Dnipro residential building airstrike that hit the home of boxing coach Mykhailo Korenovsky. It was widely shared online in January 2023.

Background

Olga and Mykhailo Korenovsky and their two daughters lived in the 9-story housing block in Dnipro, Ukraine.[1][2] Mykhailo (Ukrainian: Михайло Кореновський) was the boxing coach for Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[3]

Description and circulation

The Ukraine Yellow Kitchen Photo is a drone image taken by Yan Dobronosov on January 15, 2023.[4] The image includes the Korenovsky family kitchen and a table in the centre with a bowl of fruit on top.[5]

Dobronosov first photographed the kitchen without a drone, but returned to the location upon reviewing his day's work to take a drone photo.[6] The image captures the devastation caused by the 2023 Dnipro residential building airstrike that fatally struck the kitchen of the Korenovsky family.[4][7] The image was widely shared online in January 2023.[8] The Ukrainian Army stated that the strike was delivered from a X-22 Russian missile.[3]

Mykhailo Korenovsky died in the strike, Olga and their daughters were out for a walk at the time and survived.[9]

Critical reception

The images provoked contemplation from social media users.[8] Commenting on the photo, member of the Ukrainian Parliament Zoya Yarosh wrote "Here people cooked, had kitchen conversations, celebrated holidays, laughed, argued...These are the wounds on the body of Ukraine. Wounds on our homes."[8] The Wall Street Journal described the kitchen as "a symbol for Russian cruelty."[5]

Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission commented "The latest symbol of Russia's terror is a yellow kitchen."[5]

References

  1. ^ ""Маруся каже, що хоче справжнього тата, а не його фото". Історія загиблого у Дніпрі тренера Михайла Кореновського". Hromadske (in Ukrainian). 2023-01-25. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  2. ^ Funeral ceremony for Mykhailo Korenovsky, who was killed in Russian missile attacks hitting Dnipro Archived 2023-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, Agência de Notícias de Portugal, 17 Jan 2023
  3. ^ a b Thakur, Anjali (16 Jan 2023). "Video: Ukrainian Family Celebrating Child's Birthday Before Apartment Wrecked By Russian Missile Strike". NDTV 24x7. Archived from the original on 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  4. ^ a b Bubello, Kim; Burga, Solcyre (17 Jan 2023). "The Story Behind the Ukraine Yellow Kitchen Photo". Time. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  5. ^ a b c Coles, Isabel (2023-01-19). "For Ukraine, Dnipro Apartment Strike Becomes a Symbol of Russian Cruelty". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  6. ^ Gilbody-Dickerson, Claire (2023-02-27). "Ukrainian war photographer who took viral yellow kitchen picture tells story behind the image". i. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  7. ^ "A yellow kitchen in Ukraine is torn open, laying bare the sudden impact of Russia's war on innocent lives". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  8. ^ a b c "Ukraine yellow kitchen: Shock at image of apartment wrecked by strike". BBC News. 2023-01-16. Archived from the original on 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  9. ^ Kramer, Andrew E. (2023-01-16). "Russia-Ukraine War: Death Toll in Apartment Strike Rises to 40". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-16.


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