Moscow Komsomolets writes about Baca-Pogorzelska, outraged by the “disgusting auction” she organized on her YouTube channel. As the propaganda newspaper reads, it is about the sale of “personal belongings of Russian servicemen killed in the Kursk region.” The case of the former “Wprost” journalist was brought to Polish Internet users by Maciej Pieczyński, a columnist for the weekly “Do Rzeczy,” who on Monday afternoon called Baca-Pogorzelska’s activities “a gift to Russian propaganda.”
“The Polish volunteer (not a journalist) gave a nice gift to Russian propaganda by doing exactly what Ukraine accuses Russia of. If this is supposed to be a war between civilization and Eastern barbarism, then the Polish volunteer behaved like a barbarian. “I understand the sale of flags, emblems and various symbols, but selling personal belongings of dead soldiers is simply desecration of corpses. Unfortunately, the journalist has evolved from a volunteer to a cemetery hyena. This cannot be justified in any way,” he wrote on the X website, generating widespread discussion among internet users.
“Moscow Komsomolets”: “A Polish journalist sold the belongings of Russian soldiers killed near Kursk”: https://t.co/fZAiXZWWDN
They went too far with this journalist 😉 but the facts are that the Polish volunteer (not a journalist) gave the Russian a nice gift…
-Maciej Pieczyński (@mkpieczynski) September 9, 2024
Shortly afterwards, Baca-Pogorzelska herself spoke out on the matter, refuting the allegations about her activities. As she emphasizes in a statement published on the X platform: “None of the items, contrary to what appears on the Internet, WERE taken from the dead soldier. All of the things were found in a trench that the Russians abandoned along with their equipment while fleeing from the Ukrainians. Therefore, it is not true that they were “taken from the corpse”, because they were not taken from any dead person..
Further on, the journalist points out that the items she auctioned were given to her by Ukrainian soldiers and that the funds thus obtained would be used to finance the Ukrainian army.
“The items abandoned in the trenches by Russian soldiers during their escape were given to me by Ukrainian soldiers. Thus, things that were not used could help finance support for Ukrainian fighters. Therefore, there is no question of violating the Geneva Convention, as has been suggested on the Internet. All funds from the auction were intended to finance the purchase of more cars that support the Ukrainians’ fight against the Russian aggressor,” she wrote. Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska, who has been working as a journalist on YouTube since leaving the weekly “Wprost” in December 2023.
On his channel you will find numerous materials related to the situation in Ukraine, reports, reports from the front and conversations with experts.
DECLARATION
Regarding the discussion about the auction of Russian war trophies, I declare that none of the items, contrary to suggestions appearing on the Internet, WAS taken from the dead soldier. All the things were found in a trench that the Russians…-Karolina Baca (@PogorzelskaBaca) September 9, 2024
Who is Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska?
Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska is a journalist, volunteer, and co-author of numerous books on mining, such as: “The Second Life of Mines”, “A Woman’s Change”, “Ratnicy. Passion of Victory” or “Black Gold”. Wars for Donbass Coal. She cooperated with, among others: the editorial offices of “Dziennik Wschodni”, “Rzeczpospolita”, “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna”, Salon24.pl and OKO.press. From March 2022 to December 2023, he published in the weekly “Wprost”, for which he reported on events in Ukraine.
The activities of the journalist and volunteer who has been living in Ukraine since 2022 are financed, among others, by: funds raised through the Patronite platform. She is supported by 91 donors who in total donated almost PLN 49,000 to her journalistic activities.
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In August 2022, Baca-Pogorzelska received the “Stand With Ukraine Award” for her activities in Ukraine. In 2020, together with Piotr Czaban, she received an award for bringing the family of a Syrian journalist to Poland.
