Bashkir officials explained the story of the photoshop of a SVO participant

In Bashkiria, officials explained the situation with the “crooked photoshop” of presenting an award to a participant in a special military operation (SVO) of Russia in Ukraine. About this on Wednesday, September 27, reported Telegram channel Baza.

Previously “MK” informed, that the administration of the Yanaul district of the Republic of Bashkiria on September 25 announced a “farewell meeting with fellow countryman” Artur Sultangaliev, who participated in the SVO. Attentive users of social networks recalled that two months earlier, local officials talked about awarding this man with the departmental medal of the Ministry of Defense “Participant of a special military operation.” Bashkir media wrote about this with reference to a publication in the official public page of the administration. However, the photograph posted as an illustration for the news on July 18 raised big questions: in the image of Sultangaliev with the medal, traces of the use of a graphic editor were clearly visible. Judging by the image, the figure of the serviceman was simply “photoshopped” onto a beautiful card from the award ceremony. Users began writing angry comments about this and demanding an explanation.

Bashkir officials eventually admitted that the photograph had been edited. But, according to their statements, Sultangaliev still came to the award ceremony, but in flip-flops and shorts, so local representatives of the military registration and enlistment office decided to “dress” him in uniform through working with a graphic editor. “True, there were no skilled designers among them, so the result came out so-so,” the message notes.

However, the presentation of the medal took place and Sultangaliyev himself received it at that moment, having asked for time off from the hospital for the award, local authorities emphasized. They added that the man volunteered for the North Military District, and in January 2023 he was seriously wounded and underwent treatment until the spring. After returning to the combat zone, Sultangaliev developed cirrhosis – according to officials, viral and “definitely not alcoholic.” Doctors tried to save the hero of the special operation all summer, but on September 24 he died.