The Russian passed away journalistwho was injured, according to Moscow, in a Ukrainian strike in the south Ukrainian region of Zaporizhia. “THE Boris Maksudov he succumbed to his injuries”, Russian media reported today, Thursday (12/23).
“Tragic news has just arrived. Boris Maksudov succumbed to his injuries”said the Russian presenter, who supports the Kremlin,Vladimir Soloviev on the Soloviev Live network.
This announcement, as transmitted by the Athens News Agency citing AFP, was made at the moment when Solovyov was “in the air” with the representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, who expressed her “condolences”.
Yesterday, Wednesday (22/11), Moscow accused Kiev of being responsible for a drone attack that targeted Russian journalists, injuring Boris Maksudov, a correspondent for the Russia 24 public television network.
The journalists, who were preparing a report on “the shelling of areas by the Ukrainian army”, were targeted by a Ukrainian drone in the Zaporizhia region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
“Boris Maksudov died like a hero, like a brave warrior,” said the CEO of the Russian media group Rossia Segodnia (Russia Today) Dmitry Kiselev, as quoted by the public news agency Ria Novosti.
The Zaporizhia region is one of four that Russia has announced it will annex in 2022, along with Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk, although its military does not fully control them.
In July, Moscow announced that a Russian journalist from Ria Novosti had been killed by a Ukrainian strike.
About 15 journalists have been killed since the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, according to a count by Non-Governmental Organizations. In May, AFP video coordinator in Ukraine Arman Solden was killed in a Russian missile attack in the eastern part of the country.
Russia, however, denies any responsibility for the deaths of journalists, which are attributed to strikes by its military.
Source: News Beast
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