CHANGES IN MEDIA FORMATION OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN SPACES DURING THE WAR

Abstract

The article highlights the characteristics of the media formation of architecture and urban spaces during the Russian military aggression against Ukraine in 2022. There was dangerous atmosphere in the cities. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is not just an invasion, it is the beginning of a war against unity and human rights in the modern world. During the Russian military aggression, all spheres of life in Ukraine underwent changes. Everyday things have lost their meaning because the preservation of human life has become a priority. Many buildings have become shelters for refugees. The war spares nothing: neither cultural heritage sites nor human lives. The occupiers are attacking residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. As a result, peaceful people are suffering, there are victims among children. Urban spaces have undergone significant changes. The city's infrastructure has become martial law. The media formation of architecture has become a source of information for the security of the Ukrainians, has become a means of communication and expression of civic position. Sounds have also become an integral part of the media formation of the war in Ukrainian cities. First of all, it is the sound of sirens announcing – the air alarm and the urgent need to hide in a shelter. Information boards, banners, stands, and posters also remained an important element of the media formation of urban spaces during the war. To maintain the fighting spirit they depict revolutionary drawings and slogans. Russia's full-scale war with Ukraine is the agenda of the entire civilized world. So this difficult time has united not only Ukraine but the whole world. The Russian occupiers cannot conquer us. They will never reach our soul, our heart, our desire to live freely.