Poddubny Evgeny: biography, personal life, photo

Military journalism is highly appreciated by politicians and society, as it provides an opportunity to follow developments. Unfortunately, today's reality is such that military commissars do not remain without work. One of these journalists is Yevgeny Poddubny, whose biography is set out in this article.

Biographical information

Evgeni Evgenievich Poddubny was born in late summer, August 22, 1983. His birthplace was the city of Belgorod, where he lived for many years. His parents - Evgeni Pavlovich and Irina Mikhailovna - medical workers. Thanks to his mother, surgeon by profession, Evgeniy from an early age was familiar with medical terminology and could provide first aid to the victims. In many respects this knowledge was useful to Poddubnoy in his subsequent work as a correspondent in hot spots.

Poddubny Eugene became a student at the Belgorod State University in 2001 after graduating from secondary school No. 20. With his specialty, he chose psychology. Although he originally entered the Historical Faculty. Eugene explained his choice by the fact that in the early 2000s there was no journalist in BSU. Despite this, Eugene chose his profession at school.

For some time Poddubny lived in the Middle East with his parents, where he studied the culture and way of life of local residents. I started to learn Arabic. Also Poddubny Eugene speaks English. He argues that in his profession without knowledge of foreign is simply impossible. It is necessary for communication, and sometimes just for survival. Years spent in the East helped Yevgeniy very much in his journalistic trips (Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan).

In the first place in his life now work, says Yevgeny Poddubny. Wife and children will later.

Carier start

Poddubny began his professional career at school. While studying at the university, he already worked as a radio presenter, then for some time he wrote articles for the newspaper, then on local television he was a correspondent. After receiving his education, he was invited to Moscow.

For nine years he worked as a reporter on the TV Center channel. Since 2011, he moved to the TV channel "Russia-24", where he became a special correspondent, covering local conflicts.

Eugene himself calls the scope of his work an extreme journalism. He claims that a film crew traveling to cover military conflicts should be able to do many times more than civilians. There the reporter is not just a reporter, he and the producer who negotiates about the shooting, who knows how to cook food at the stake, to bandage wounds, etc. All this applies to both operators and engineers.

Evgeniy Poddubny proved his ability to survive in critical situations with his reports. The correspondent, whose photos he saw the whole world, managed to visit Iraq, Israel, Pakistan, South Ossetia, Lebanon. He was exposed to incredible dangers in order to ensure that his audience saw the whole truth. Fair coverage of events is the main task for the reporter.

Work in South Ossetia

Being a military journalist means being ready at any time to fly to the scene of events. Sometimes it happens for a couple of hours. A call from the editorial office, early fees - and now you are sitting on the plane, heading for the unknown.

This is exactly what Poddubny has been doing almost always, rarely business trips are planned.

August 8, 2008 in the morning Eugene was already in Tskhinval. It was he who transmitted the message to General V. Boldyrev that all the possibilities for the defense of the city have been exhausted and the Security Council of Ossetia asks Russia to intervene.

Since August 9, there was a mass evacuation from the conflict zone, but the film crew did not leave, giving their seats in a minivan to civilians. They selflessly worked to the sound of volleys, not knowing whether tomorrow will meet tomorrow. Thanks to such dedicated people as Evgeni Poddubny, the viewer could follow the developments.

His business trip ended only on August 18.

Work in Syria

In total, Poddubny Eugene, special correspondent of the Rossiya-24 channel, spent two years in Syria. It was a trip for three or four months with a short break for a trip home.

For the first time he flew there in 2011. In September 2012, his documentary "Battle for Syria" was released, in which the reporter showed the current events of the civil war and conveyed the sensations: his, colleagues on the crew, civilians, etc. The film was mounted in the field, with incessant fighting. He translated into several languages, so that he was seen not only in Russia.

In June 2013, Yevgeny Poddubny and his colleagues came under fire. The column, in which was also the car of the TV channel "Russia", was waiting for an ambush. The fight lasted about 15 minutes. The journalists miraculously managed to survive.

Work in Ukraine

The reporter believes this is the most unexpected business trip. According to his confession, the war in Ukraine caused him a shock, although he had already seen a lot.

Covering the events of the Maidan, the correspondent could not think of what would have to be removed in the near future, sitting in the trenches along with the militiamen. And I had to sit out, and Eugene Poddubny, whose growth was not very favorable for him, did everything in his power to stay out of sight. On his account, many reports directly from the front line. Poddubny was in Donetsk, and in Artemovsk, and in Gorlovka during the most aggressive military operations.

During this time he made three large documentaries:

• "Farewell of the Slavs" (about the employees of the "Golden Eagle");
• "The price of defeat" (about military losses, the despair of civilians and the cynical new power that does not dare to talk about it and take this into account);
• "Batya" (a film about Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of the militia and the head of the NDP).

In fact, work in Ukraine has become one of the most dangerous for journalists. They are equated there by status with terrorists. Initially, when there was no general Ukrainian hysteria, according to Poddubny, it was possible to find a common language with the siloviki, take an interview, and ask about something. Later it became simply impossible.

This was confirmed by the subsequent deaths of several Russian and foreign reporters. The siloviki even had a special list with alleged terrorists. Poddubny Evgeny Evgenievich was in it at number 64.

Despite all the danger, Poddubny is going on another business trip. According to him, while the war is going on, we have to work.

Interesting Facts

He was awarded several state awards, including the Order of Courage.