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Russian journalists killed by Ukrainian strike
Three Russian journalists lost their lives on Monday after their vehicle was struck by Ukrainian missiles in the Lugansk People’s Republic, according to reports from Russian media.
The victims have been identified as Aleksandr Fedorchak, a reporter for Izvestia; Andrey Panov, a cameraman for Zvezda TV; and their driver, Aleksandr Sirekli. Another journalist was critically injured in the attack.
According to Zvezda, their vehicle was hit by two missiles launched from a US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket system.
“This is yet another terrible loss for our team,” said Izvestia director Vladimir Tyulin, mourning the deaths of his colleagues. He also recalled that earlier this year, Izvestia journalist Aleksandr Martemyanov was killed in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic when a Ukrainian drone struck a civilian vehicle.
Since mid-2022, Ukraine has received M142 HIMARS and its heavier tracked counterpart, the M270 MLRS, from the US and other Western allies. Initially promoted as precision weapons for striking Russian military targets, these systems have increasingly been used to attack civilian locations, Moscow has claimed.
Earlier this month, Ukraine was briefly cut off from HIMARS targeting data amid tensions between President Vladimir Zelensky and US President Donald Trump. However, access was soon reinstated.
The Kremlin has repeatedly argued that Ukraine is unable to operate HIMARS independently, claiming that Western intelligence assistance in targeting makes Ukraine’s backers directly complicit in these attacks and, by extension, participants in the conflict.
The victims have been identified as Aleksandr Fedorchak, a reporter for Izvestia; Andrey Panov, a cameraman for Zvezda TV; and their driver, Aleksandr Sirekli. Another journalist was critically injured in the attack.
According to Zvezda, their vehicle was hit by two missiles launched from a US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket system.
“This is yet another terrible loss for our team,” said Izvestia director Vladimir Tyulin, mourning the deaths of his colleagues. He also recalled that earlier this year, Izvestia journalist Aleksandr Martemyanov was killed in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic when a Ukrainian drone struck a civilian vehicle.
Since mid-2022, Ukraine has received M142 HIMARS and its heavier tracked counterpart, the M270 MLRS, from the US and other Western allies. Initially promoted as precision weapons for striking Russian military targets, these systems have increasingly been used to attack civilian locations, Moscow has claimed.
Earlier this month, Ukraine was briefly cut off from HIMARS targeting data amid tensions between President Vladimir Zelensky and US President Donald Trump. However, access was soon reinstated.
The Kremlin has repeatedly argued that Ukraine is unable to operate HIMARS independently, claiming that Western intelligence assistance in targeting makes Ukraine’s backers directly complicit in these attacks and, by extension, participants in the conflict.
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