Why: The president and first lady of war-torn Ukraine have been criticized for doing a photo shoot for an American magazine.
According to foreign media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his 44-year-old wife Olena Rylenska gave an exclusive interview to the American magazine Vogue, for which they did a photo shoot with destroyed vehicles, buildings and property in addition to their home. , which led to criticism.
In a photo for the magazine, Vladimir Zelensky and his wife are shown sitting next to each other inside the house, while in another they are holding hands. Another picture shows Olena standing next to a wrecked military vehicle, while the fourth picture shows Olena standing on the steps of a building. The photo was described by Vogue magazine as a “brave image” of the Ukrainian First Lady and made the cover of the magazine’s online edition.
After photos from the interview photoshoot went viral on social media, citizens of Ukraine began to criticize the President and the First Lady.
According to media reports, the First Lady of Ukraine gave a special interview to Vogue magazine in April 2022.
The Ukrainian First Lady recently made an informal visit to the US, during which she addressed the US Congress and showed pictures of Ukrainian children killed in Russian missile attacks to support US allies.
Russia attacked Ukraine on 24 February. A total of 12,227 people have been killed in this war so far, but according to the president, the actual death toll has exceeded 40,000 and the number of injured is in the thousands.