{"id":7818,"date":"2016-02-29T09:49:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T09:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=7818"},"modified":"2016-03-01T11:41:35","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T11:41:35","slug":"feb29-syria-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/feb29-syria-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformation of Death: Syrian Artist Provides Facts About Russian Crimes Against Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Syrian revolution is presented very aesthetically pleasing in the information field – infographics, posters, cartoons and other artistic means are widely used. Creative people join the process of renewal of the country, and use their skills for the overall good.<\/p>\n

\"1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Akram Abu Al-Fawz<\/a>\u00a0not only told us about the situation in his home town of Duma, which has great significance in the history of the Syrian Revolution (refer to\u00a0part I – Interviews with an\u00a0artist. Surrounded the city of Duma – the Syrian ‘besieged Leningrad’<\/a>), but also shared how the artist finds inspiration and material for creativity under conditions of war.<\/p>\n

\"12\"<\/a><\/p>\n

You are a creative person. The war does not pass without a trace for anyone, but artists particularly strongly react on what is happening, on the emotions of people. One may be depressed and other one can be inspired by the awful reality. What\u00a0happens with you?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

War leaves its mark on everyone, regardless of human sensitivity, whether you are\u00a0an artist or not. I survived all the stages of the war: lost my\u00a0job, house and walked through the cellars of the regime’s security forces. But despite this, I see a close victory.\u00a0As for the\u00a0creativity during\u00a0a war, I can say that in my case it\u00a0emerged in the\u00a0key moments of the revolution,\u00a0amidst\u00a0the bloody events. But it all helps the creative process in the development of new ideas, which could not occur in peacetime, even if\u00a0you do not have enough materials and money to purchase them.<\/p>\n

There are things that have appeared as a result of war – such as missiles, bombs and shells, that were absent in peacetime, and the idea to use them in the creative process could not have appeared at all.<\/p>\n

\"13\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I know that you create pieces of art\u00a0from shells, fragments of munitions and other\u00a0things of that kind. Tell us, how did this idea appear?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

An\u00a0artist gets\u00a0creative images of the seen objects. Someone has skills\u00a0in painting, others – in portraits, etc. And the idea about the items left us by\u00a0war came out of the military situation. We get cartridges\u00a0and missiles\u00a0falling from the sky every day.<\/p>\n

Once, I got my first object, a howitzer shell, and put it on the shelf for demonstration. And then an idea appeared to transform the shapes of death into the colors of life. After that I started to gather shells and missiles. And I started to paint them making the first album named ‘Pictures on death’.<\/p>\n

\"14\"<\/a><\/p>\n

How do you collect material for your\u00a0work? How many of these things have you got? Where do you store them?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There is a great shortage of art\u00a0materials in my city, and those that I use are the remnants of the past, from the times before the revolution, which I stored in a safe place. The blockade severely hindered me in my work, as the materials for the work can be purchased only in Damascus. But the checkpoints on the roads do not let me get\u00a0to the right place. Other delivery methods are too expensive, thus the process is slowed down.<\/p>\n

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I have talked to an Ukrainian military expert and shown him a photo of you with a huge shell, which stood in your room. He asked to tell you that you should be very careful with such items, that they can be explosive and still can cause a lot of harm, and a civilian person not always can handle\u00a0them. The Russian\u00a0servicemen use outdated ammunition which might not work in combat conditions, but still can explode later.\u00a0Please tell us about the safety precautions which you follow during the art process.
\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When the remains of shells and missiles are brought to me, I take them to specialists for treatment of residues of explosives and I clean the shells at home myself.<\/p>\n

\"9\"<\/a><\/p>\n

An alike creative direction appeared in Ukraine\u00a0too –\u00a0artists paint projectiles’ cartridge and helmets, engrave them. We\u00a0also are at\u00a0war right now, it\u00a0has much to do with the Syrian one. What do you know about the situation in Ukraine?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I\u00a0got acquainted with similar art of an Ukrainian artist. I liked it but i do not know much about the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\"17\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This interview will be published on the website of the InformNapalm international volunteer community, which gathers evidence of the Russian regime’s crimes in Ukraine and Syria using OSINT-analysis and studying of the open source information. Your collection is a good material for the community’s investigators, so I’d like to ask you to make pictures of all the\u00a0cartridges\u00a0and fragments with markings that you have. We will enrich the article with the\u00a0expert analysis.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There are several photos for the interview.<\/p>\n

\"15\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A lot of people in Ukraine are interested in the situation in Syria now. They sincerely worry about\u00a0you and rejoice that the Syrian people bravely resist and fight against the criminal regime and occupants. Share with us your dreams about the future of your\u00a0country.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I have a dream that justice is served\u00a0in my country, and each\u00a0man gets his natural right to life, dignity and freedom. Let it be another revolution – a revolution of creativity and technological progress, so that Syria becomes an example and school of resistance, courage, and homeland defense.<\/p>\n

\"21\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Expert analysis<\/h2>\n

Akram provided us with several photos of ammunition which were later analyzed by the InformNapalm experts Dmitry K. and Mikhail Kuznetsov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Acquaintance with distinctive Syrian\u00a0artist began with this picture, and then the idea to make\u00a0an interview appeared. In the photo we see a DM-70 jet engine of the UZP-83<\/a> mine clearing extended charge.<\/p>\n

\"\u0431\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0430\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The next photo shows DM-70 jet engine for UR-83P or UR-77<\/a> mine clearance system.<\/p>\n

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The next three pictures show the same DM-70 unit on the right and 3M15 jet engine of\u00a0a 3VO11 cluster\u00a0munition with 3o8 ‘Nerpa’ warhead (contains 14 high-explosive elements 0-10) used by 2S4 ‘Tiulpan’ 240mm SP mortar on the left. This is another confirmation that the Russian forces use cluster munition.<\/div>\n
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\"031\"<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The photo from Syria confirm<\/a> the usage of the cluster ammunition:<\/div>\n
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\"39\"<\/a><\/div>\n
You can see RBK-250-270 container (a hull of a cluster bomb) in the next two pictures.<\/div>\n
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A photo for comparison:<\/div>\n
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So, contrary to the claims of the Russian military that the Russian Federation’s air forces do not use\u00a0cluster and thermobaric munitions and do not bomb\u00a0the civilian population, there is no need to search for evidence any longer\u00a0– every day they fall on heads of civilians and kill them in the besieged city of Duma.\u00a0Any resident of the city\u00a0can demonstrate the remnants of these munitions. We hope that the given information will interest the UN Security Council and the International Committee of the Red Cross as the initiators of the signing of the Convention<\/a> on Cluster Munitions and the fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilians in Time of War, which is mandatory for the execution not only for signatory countries, but all other countries, involved in military conflicts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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We thank\u00a0Dmitry K. and Mikhail Kuznetsov<\/a>\u00a0for the provided materials.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Part I – Interviews with an\u00a0artist. Surrounded the city of Duma – the Syrian ‘besieged Leningrad’<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Original article<\/a>\u00a0by Kateryna Yaresko<\/a>, translated by Stepan Grishin<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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infographics, posters, cartoons and other artistic means are widely used. Creative people join the process of renewal of the country, and use their skills for the overall good.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/1-13.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1445\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1445\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/1-13.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1037\" height=\"692\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/painting.on.death\/?fref=ts\">Akram Abu Al-Fawz<\/a>\u00a0not only told us about the situation in his home town of Duma, which has great significance in the history of the Syrian Revolution (refer to\u00a0part I - <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/hudozhnyk-aktyvyst\/\">Interviews with an\u00a0artist. Surrounded the city of Duma - the Syrian 'besieged Leningrad'<\/a>), but also shared how the artist finds inspiration and material for creativity under conditions of war.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/12-4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1453\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1453\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/12-4.jpg\" alt=\"12\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em><strong>You are a creative person. The war does not pass without a trace for anyone, but artists particularly strongly react on what is happening, on the emotions of people. One may be depressed and other one can be inspired by the awful reality. What\u00a0happens with you?<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\nWar leaves its mark on everyone, regardless of human sensitivity, whether you are\u00a0an artist or not. I survived all the stages of the war: lost my\u00a0job, house and walked through the cellars of the regime's security forces. But despite this, I see a close victory.\u00a0As for the\u00a0creativity during\u00a0a war, I can say that in my case it\u00a0emerged in the\u00a0key moments of the revolution,\u00a0amidst\u00a0the bloody events. But it all helps the creative process in the development of new ideas, which could not occur in peacetime, even if\u00a0you do not have enough materials and money to purchase them.\r\n\r\nThere are things that have appeared as a result of war - such as missiles, bombs and shells, that were absent in peacetime, and the idea to use them in the creative process could not have appeared at all.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/13-4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1454\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1454\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/13-4.jpg\" alt=\"13\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em><strong>I know that you create pieces of art\u00a0from shells, fragments of munitions and other\u00a0things of that kind. Tell us, how did this idea appear?<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\nAn\u00a0artist gets\u00a0creative images of the seen objects. Someone has skills\u00a0in painting, others - in portraits, etc. And the idea about the items left us by\u00a0war came out of the military situation. We get cartridges\u00a0and missiles\u00a0falling from the sky every day.\r\n\r\nOnce, I got my first object, a howitzer shell, and put it on the shelf for demonstration. And then an idea appeared to transform the shapes of death into the colors of life. After that I started to gather shells and missiles. And I started to paint them making the first album named 'Pictures on death'.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/14-4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1455\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1455\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/14-4.jpg\" alt=\"14\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em><strong>How do you collect material for your\u00a0work? How many of these things have you got? Where do you store them?<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\nThere is a great shortage of art\u00a0materials in my city, and those that I use are the remnants of the past, from the times before the revolution, which I stored in a safe place. The blockade severely hindered me in my work, as the materials for the work can be purchased only in Damascus. But the checkpoints on the roads do not let me get\u00a0to the right place. Other delivery methods are too expensive, thus the process is slowed down.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/23-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1462\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1462\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/23-2.jpg\" alt=\"23\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em><strong>I have talked to an Ukrainian military expert and shown him a photo of you with a huge shell, which stood in your room. He asked to tell you that you should be very careful with such items, that they can be explosive and still can cause a lot of harm, and a civilian person not always can handle\u00a0them. The Russian\u00a0servicemen use outdated ammunition which might not work in combat conditions, but still can explode later.\u00a0Please tell us about the safety precautions which you follow during the art process.\r\n<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\nWhen the remains of shells and missiles are brought to me, I take them to specialists for treatment of residues of explosives and I clean the shells at home myself.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/9-6.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1450\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1450\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/9-6.jpg\" alt=\"9\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em><strong>An alike creative direction appeared in Ukraine\u00a0too -\u00a0artists paint projectiles' cartridge and helmets, engrave them. We\u00a0also are at\u00a0war right now, it\u00a0has much to do with the Syrian one. What do you know about the situation in Ukraine?<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\nI\u00a0got acquainted with similar art of an Ukrainian artist. I liked it but i do not know much about the war in Ukraine.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/17-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1458\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1458\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/17-3.jpg\" alt=\"17\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em><strong>This interview will be published on the website of the InformNapalm international volunteer community, which gathers evidence of the Russian regime's crimes in Ukraine and Syria using OSINT-analysis and studying of the open source information. Your collection is a good material for the community's investigators, so I'd like to ask you to make pictures of all the\u00a0cartridges\u00a0and fragments with markings that you have. We will enrich the article with the\u00a0expert analysis.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\nThere are several photos for the interview.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/15-5.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1456\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1456\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/15-5.jpg\" alt=\"15\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em><strong>A lot of people in Ukraine are interested in the situation in Syria now. They sincerely worry about\u00a0you and rejoice that the Syrian people bravely resist and fight against the criminal regime and occupants. Share with us your dreams about the future of your\u00a0country.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\nI have a dream that justice is served\u00a0in my country, and each\u00a0man gets his natural right to life, dignity and freedom. Let it be another revolution - a revolution of creativity and technological progress, so that Syria becomes an example and school of resistance, courage, and homeland defense.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/21-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1463\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1463\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/21-2.jpg\" alt=\"21\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a>\r\n<h2>Expert analysis<\/h2>\r\nAkram provided us with several photos of ammunition which were later analyzed by the InformNapalm experts Dmitry K. and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010235495201&pnref=story\">Mikhail Kuznetsov<\/a>.\r\n\r\nAcquaintance with distinctive Syrian\u00a0artist began with this picture, and then the idea to make\u00a0an interview appeared. In the photo we see a DM-70 jet engine of the <a href=\"http:\/\/history-guns.net.ru\/mines\/mines_srrazm_ur-83p.htm\" target=\"_blank\">UZP-83<\/a> mine clearing extended charge.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/bomba.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1473\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1473\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/bomba.jpg\" alt=\"\u0431\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0430\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThe next photo shows DM-70 jet engine for UR-83P or <a href=\"http:\/\/topwar.ru\/10543-vzryv-protiv-miny-zmey-gorynych-v-roli-sapera.html\">UR-77<\/a> mine clearance system.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/028.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1474\"><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1474\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/028-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"028\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<div>The next three pictures show the same DM-70 unit on the right and 3M15 jet engine of\u00a0a 3VO11 cluster\u00a0munition with 3o8 'Nerpa' warhead (contains 14 high-explosive elements 0-10) used by 2S4 'Tiulpan' 240mm SP mortar on the left. This is another confirmation that the Russian forces use cluster munition.<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/029.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1475\"><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1475\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/029-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"029\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/030.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1476\"><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1476\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/030-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"030\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/031.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1477\"><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1477\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/031-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"031\" width=\"978\" height=\"734\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div>The photo from Syria <a href=\"http:\/\/imp-navigator.livejournal.com\/405104.html\">confirm<\/a> the usage of the cluster ammunition:<\/div>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/39.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1481\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1481\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/39.jpg\" alt=\"39\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>You can see RBK-250-270 container (a hull of a cluster bomb) in the next two pictures.<\/div>\r\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/032.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1478\"><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1478\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/032-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"032\" width=\"978\" height=\"734\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/033.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1479\"><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1479\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/033-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"033\" width=\"978\" height=\"734\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>A photo for comparison:<\/div>\r\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/38.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1480\"><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1480\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/02\/38-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"38\" width=\"978\" height=\"556\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"_53\">\r\n<div class=\"_3hi clearfix\">\r\n<div class=\"_38 direction_ltr\">\r\n\r\nSo, contrary to the claims of the Russian military that the Russian Federation's air forces do not use\u00a0cluster and thermobaric munitions and do not bomb\u00a0the civilian population, there is no need to search for evidence any longer\u00a0- every day they fall on heads of civilians and kill them in the besieged city of Duma.\u00a0Any resident of the city\u00a0can demonstrate the remnants of these munitions. We hope that the given information will interest the UN Security Council and the International Committee of the Red Cross as the initiators of the signing of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clusterconvention.org\/\">Convention<\/a> on Cluster Munitions and the fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilians in Time of War, which is mandatory for the execution not only for signatory countries, but all other countries, involved in military conflicts.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div>We thank\u00a0Dmitry K. and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010235495201&pnref=story\">Mikhail Kuznetsov<\/a>\u00a0for the provided materials.<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div>Part I - <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/blog\/hudozhnyk-aktyvyst\/\">Interviews with an\u00a0artist. Surrounded the city of Duma - the Syrian 'besieged Leningrad'<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/20573-preobrazhenie-smerti\/\">Original article<\/a>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kattyfun\">Kateryna Yaresko<\/a>, translated by Stepan Grishin<\/em>","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7818"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7825,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7818\/revisions\/7825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}