The reporter worked for the French television channel BFMTV. The head of the military administration in the area has said the death occurred during a Russian attack on an armored evacuation vehicle.
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French journalist Frédéric Leclerc Imhoff, who covered the war in Ukraine, was killed on Monday in an attack in the eastern city of Severodonetsk in Lugansk, the head of the military administration of the area, Serhiy Haidai. , on Telegram.
Haidai has indicated that the journalist was killed in a Russian attack on an armored evacuation vehicle in the area, an operation that has been suspended.
French journalist Frédéric Leclerc Imhoff was murdered in Severodonetsk. He was hit in the neck by shrapnel, he traveled in a car to evacuate DEP people. damn war!! pic.twitter.com/WFRfzm9WRv
— Miguel De La Fuente (@MDFzonacaliente) May 30, 2022
“Today, our evacuation vehicles were due to collect 10 people from the area and came under enemy fire. Traces of shrapnel pierced the armor and the accredited French journalist, collecting material on the evacuation, was fatally wounded in the neck,” he said. added the fountain.
The head of the region has published a press accreditation on social networks showing a photo of the identified reporter, showing that he works for the French television channel BFMTV.
Shortly before that, Haidai had reported two civilian casualties and five wounded in a shelling on the outskirts of the city. In addition, he has warned that “strong clashes” are taking place in the area, as Russian forces have penetrated areas to the southeast and northeast of the city.
Russians entered the northeastern and southeastern suburbs of Sievierodonetsk, killing two and wounding five.
There is heavy fighting for Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk.— Serhiy Haidai (@TXlrgA0vCNNaf1G) May 30, 2022
Ukraine’s president, Volodimir Zelensky, accused Russia late Sunday of damaging 90% of houses in the city of Severodonetsk and warned that the attackers wanted to raise their flag on the Severodonetsk administration building, which is located on Friendship Boulevard of Countries.
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Source: EITB
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