Jakarta –
A journalist, Arman Soldin, was shot dead by a rocket near Chasiv Yar, region Ukraine east. Soldin is AFP Ukraine’s video coordinator.
The attack took place on Tuesday (9/5), around 16:30 (1330 GMT) in a suburb near Bakhmut, the center of fighting in eastern Ukraine for several months.
The AFP team is attacked with Grad rockets while they are with a group of Ukrainian soldiers.
Soldin, was killed when a rocket hit near where he lay. The rest of the team was not injured.
“The entire agency is devastated by the loss of Arman,” said AFP chairman Fabrice Fries.
“Her death is a chilling reminder of the risks and dangers journalists face every day covering the conflict in Ukraine.”
(aik/aik)
2023-05-09 20:04:53
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