"Lallican was accompanied by a Ukrainian photojournalist who was injured in the attack. The Ukraine army said both were wearing protective equipment and armored vests that signaled they were part of the press. The incident took place in the eastern Donbas region. On his official Instagram page, Lallican's last post documented the fighting in Donbas and the toll it was taking on the residents who remained in the area."
""To the bombardments has been added the massive deployment of kamikaze drones, now omnipresent," Lallican wrote. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) said Lallican's death marks the first time a journalist has been killed by a drone in the Ukraine conflict. All in all, some 17 journalists have died in Ukraine's combat zone since Russia's full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022."
"Hans Lucas said in a tribute post on Instagram that Lallican was an "experienced, committed, and deeply compassionate" journalist who "focused on social and societal issues, with a particular focus on conflict zones and human rights." French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his "deep sadness" over the news of the journalist's death, placing the blame on Russia. Lallican was "a victim of a Russian drone attack," the French president said in a message on X."
Antoni Lallican, a French photojournalist working for Hans Lucas, was killed in a drone attack in eastern Donbas while on assignment. A Ukrainian photojournalist accompanying him was injured. The Ukrainian military confirmed the incident and said both were wearing protective equipment and armored vests identifying them as press. Lallican's last Instagram post noted the growing deployment of kamikaze drones and documented the toll on residents who remained. The European Federation of Journalists said this constitutes the first journalist death by drone in the Ukraine conflict. About 17 journalists have died in Ukraine's combat zone since February 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron blamed Russia.
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