like war in Ukraine is heating up onA 32-yearA two-year-old French journalist was murdered on Monday in Eastern Ukraine, fatal hit Shrapnel from a shell while covering a Ukrainian evacuation, according to the French news Announcer it worked for.
BFM TV said journalist Frédéric Leclerc Imhoff was killed while he was “covering a humanitarian operation.” in armored vehicle”Near Sievierodonetsk, a key city in Donbass region fiercely contested by the Russian and Ukrainian forces. he worked for six Years for French channel.
French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute To Leclerc-Imhoff on Twitter, saying “was in Ukraine show The reality of the war.”
On a humanitarian bus, along with civilians who were forced to flee escape “He was killed by Russian bombs,” Macron said on Twitter.
Macron expressed his condolences to his family, relatives and colleagues and spoke of France is unconditional support”for these who carry out Difficult mission of Flags in theaters of operations.”
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called the journalist death ‘Deep shock’. France calls for a transparent investigation soon as such possible to shed full light on Circumstances of this tragedy” added.
Earlier Monday, Governor of Luhansk region will relax Heidi announced Leclerc-Imhoff’s death in cable postsaying that the Russian forces opened fire on armored vehicle who was traveling to pick up people for evacuation.
He added, “The shrapnel of the shells penetrated the bridge of the vehicle’s armor, killing a certified French journalist.” in the neck who was reaching on evacuation. “Patrol officer with his helmet rescued,” he wrote. result of The attackThe evacuation has been called off, Heidi said.
he is posted picture of Leclerc-Imhoff accreditation for Ukrainian press and photos of What he said was aftermath of The attack.
Anton Gerichenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, said another French journalist was wounded with Ukrainian woman who He was accompanying them. Leclerc-Imhoff’s body They were evacuated to a nearby place controlled by the Ukrainians city of Bakhmut and from where he will move to the center city of Dnipro for corpse dissection.
The accompanying patrol officer told vehicle I was hit by fragment in The head and took to a military hospital.
like war in Ukraine is heating up onA 32-yearA two-year-old French journalist was murdered on Monday in Eastern Ukraine, fatal hit Shrapnel from a shell while covering a Ukrainian evacuation, according to the French news Announcer it worked for.
BFM TV said journalist Frédéric Leclerc Imhoff was killed while he was “covering a humanitarian operation.” in armored vehicle”Near Sievierodonetsk, a key city in Donbass region fiercely contested by the Russian and Ukrainian forces. he worked for six Years for French channel.
French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute To Leclerc-Imhoff on Twitter, saying “was in Ukraine show The reality of the war.”
On a humanitarian bus, along with civilians who were forced to flee escape “He was killed by Russian bombs,” Macron said on Twitter.
Macron expressed his condolences to his family, relatives and colleagues and spoke of France is unconditional support”for these who carry out Difficult mission of Flags in theaters of operations.”
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called the journalist death ‘Deep shock’. France calls for a transparent investigation soon as such possible to shed full light on Circumstances of this tragedy” added.
Earlier Monday, Governor of Luhansk region will relax Heidi announced Leclerc-Imhoff’s death in cable postsaying that the Russian forces opened fire on armored vehicle who was traveling to pick up people for evacuation.
He added, “The shrapnel of the shells penetrated the bridge of the vehicle’s armor, killing a certified French journalist.” in the neck who was reaching on evacuation. “Patrol officer with his helmet rescued,” he wrote. result of The attackThe evacuation has been called off, Heidi said.
he is posted picture of Leclerc-Imhoff accreditation for Ukrainian press and photos of What he said was aftermath of The attack.
Anton Gerichenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, said another French journalist was wounded with Ukrainian woman who He was accompanying them. Leclerc-Imhoff’s body They were evacuated to a nearby place controlled by the Ukrainians city of Bakhmut and from where he will move to the center city of Dnipro for corpse dissection.
The accompanying patrol officer told vehicle I was hit by fragment in The head and took to a military hospital.