""Both journalists were wearing personal protective equipment, and their bulletproof vests had identification marks with the word 'PRESS' on them," the Fourth Armoured Brigade said on Facebook. It said Ivanchenko's condition was stable. Free-press watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called for a swift investigation. Lallican "died while doing his job, bearing witness to the consequences of war", said its director general, Thibaut Bruttin."
"At least 17 journalists have now been killed in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, according to the groups. UNESCO puts the number killed at 22. They include AFP video journalist Arman Soldin, killed by rocket fire in 2023. Macron voiced his "deep sadness" at Lallican's death, which comes at a moment of surging tension between Russia and Ukraine's European allies."
A drone strike in eastern Ukraine killed French photojournalist Antoni Lallican, 37, and wounded Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Ivanchenko while they were near the front line in Donbas. The attack occurred near Druzhkivka, about 20 kilometres from the Donetsk front, where Lallican had been embedded with Ukraine's Fourth Armoured Brigade. Ukraine's military and French President Emmanuel Macron blamed Russia. Lallican is reported as the first journalist killed by a drone in the war. At least 17 journalists have been killed since February 2022 according to press federations; UNESCO counts 22. Reporters Without Borders called for a swift investigation.
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