Afro-Ukrainian National Hero

Afro-Ukrainian volunteer Hryhir Floydenko was awarded Ukraine's highest order "National Hero of Ukraine" after he killed 4 Russian invading soldiers and was captured, and subsequently executed by suffocation under the knee of a Russian soldier #AfricansinUkraine НАРОДНИЙ ГЕРОЙ УКРАЇНИ

A social media post claims that an Afro-Ukrainian volunteer named Hryhir Floydenko received Ukraine’s highest honor after killing Russian soldiers, then was captured and executed under a Russian soldier’s knee. The image below shows a man beside a Ukrainian “National Hero of Ukraine” award, creating an absurd and darkly satirical fake-news juxtaposition that references the real-world George Floyd killing and wartime propaganda. EN: A social media post claims that an Afro-Ukrainian volunteer named Hryhir Floydenko received Ukraine’s highest honor after killing Russian soldiers, then was captured and executed under a Russian soldier’s knee. The image below shows a man beside a Ukrainian “National Hero of Ukraine” award, creating an absurd and darkly satirical fake-news juxtaposition that references the real-world George Floyd killing and wartime propaganda.

• @sbunem / 23126 2022-05-28