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| Russian Investigative Committee will investigate the assassination attempt on war correspondent Poddubny |
| 2024-08-08 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Russian combat correspondents usually wear Russian camo uniforms, but also are marked as press. [Regnum] The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation will investigate the assassination attempt on military correspondent and VGTRK reporter Yevgeny Poddubny, the department reported. Earlier it became known that the military correspondent was wounded as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian drone in the Kursk region. “Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will identify all persons involved in the assassination attempt on war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny,” the Russian Investigative Committee noted on its Telegram channel. It is also emphasized that investigators will take all possible measures to identify and bring the perpetrators to criminal responsibility. The Investigative Committee also added that the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin ordered that Poddubny be awarded a departmental medal. As reported by IA Regnum earlier, information appeared that Poddubny was taken to the Kursk Regional Hospital in extremely serious condition. The Russian Ministry of Health reported that Poddubny is conscious. He was sent to intensive care. The Ministry of Health also assured that the military correspondent is receiving all the necessary treatment. Doctors plan to discuss the treatment of the victim with specialists from leading federal medical centers in the format of telemedicine consultations. |
| Posted by:badanov |