A war correspondent for Russias primary pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia was killed in Ukraine on Monday, the outlet announced.Moscows intrusion of Ukraine has actually lasted for more than 3 years, with a string of journalists killed.
Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak was killed in the zone of the special military operation, Izvestia stated, utilizing Moscows term for its major invasion of Ukraine, including that he was killed in the Kharkiv area.
Fedorchak was killed as both Russia and Ukraine held talks with the United States on a prospective partial ceasefire.The paper said that its reporter passed away in the Kupianskdirection a city that has been under extreme Russian attack and where Russian forces have been advancing.
His last report was transmitted literally the day before, Izvestia stated on its website.Russias Zvezda channel, sponsored by Moscows Defense Ministry, later on said that its cameraman and motorist were eliminated while filming a report with Fedorchak.The channel named the cameraman as Andrei Panov and driver as Alexander Sirkeli, stating that a vehicle they were taking a trip was hit by a strike.Russias Investigative Committee opened an examination into the strike, but stated they were eliminated in the Luhansk region.The Moscow-installed leader of the occupied part of the Luhansk area, Leonid Pasechnik, said the trio was eliminated in the Kremina district and that 3 civilians were eliminated with them.Russian war correspondents have actually taken spotlight in the conflict back home as the Kremlin firmly controls information about its offensive.