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| Six people, including journalist Fedorchak, were killed in shelling of the LPR |
| 2025-03-25 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Six people, including Izvestia journalist Alexander Fedorchak, were killed as a result of artillery shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was reported on March 24 by the head of the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik. "Today, another crime by Ukrainian Nazis occurred. Six people were killed as a result of artillery shelling of the Kremensky municipal district by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Among them were three employees of federal media outlets working in the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic: Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak, cameraman and driver of the Zvezda TV channel Andrei Panov and Alexander Sirkeli," Pasechnik wrote on his Telegram channel. He added that the victims were trying to tell the world the truth about what was happening. Pasechnik expressed his condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the shelling. According to the head of the LPR, a 14-year-old teenager was also injured in the attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He received shrapnel wounds. He was quickly taken to a medical facility. As reported by the Regnum news agency, the Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the following grounds regarding the deaths of journalists and civilians as a result of shelling by Ukrainian forces of the village of Mikhailovka in the LPR : murder; obstruction of the lawful professional activities of journalists; intentional destruction or damage to someone else's property. The Investigative Committee assured that all measures would be taken to identify and prosecute those involved in these crimes. Zvezda TV channel cameraman Andrey Panov and the film crew driver Aleksandr Sirkeli died in a special operation zone on LPR territory on March 24. The death occurred as a result of a strike on a civilian car by two HIMARS missiles. Izvestia military correspondent Aleksandr Fedorchak was also with them. More from regnum.ru The Russian Foreign Ministry said it would seek a response to the death of the Izvestia journalist The death of Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak in the area of ​​the special operation is another crime of the Kiev regime against freedom of speech. Russia will seek an international reaction to what happened, commented the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on March 24. "I can assure you that the latest crime of the Kiev regime against freedom of speech and journalism will not be consigned to oblivion by "strategic silence" paid for by Western curators. We will not only bring information to the attention of the relevant international organizations, but we will seek their reaction. The OSCE and UNESCO, as well as other specialized international institutions, are obliged to react," the diplomat told Izvestia. Zakharova expressed her condolences to the family and friends of the deceased journalist. As reported by the Regnum news agency, Alexander Fedorchak died as a result of an artillery strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the territory of the LPR on March 24. Previously, he worked in the Kupyansk direction. His last report from the Kharkiv region was published on March 23. The head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov expressed condolences in connection with the death of his fellow countryman Alexander Fedorchak, calling him a talented journalist and a courageous man. The chairman of the Union of Journalists of Russia Vladimir Solovyov also addressed words of condolence. The correspondent of "Russia 24" Evgeny Nipot added that he will remember his deceased colleague as a truly brave patriot and professional. The UN opposes the murders of journalists and demands their thorough investigation, Deputy Spokesman for the Head of the World Organization Farhan Haq commented on the death of Alexander Fedorchak on March 24. The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media will provide support to the relatives and friends of Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak, who died in the special operation zone, said the head of the department, Maksut Shadayev. |
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