Russian journalist killed after stepping on landmine in Belgorod

2025-03-26 18:46:53Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Russian journalist killed after stepping on landmine in Belgorod
Anna Prokofiev

A Russian state television journalist was killed and her cameraman seriously injured by a landmine in Russia's Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine, state television said on Wednesday.

War correspondent Anna Prokofieva and cameraman Dmitry Volkov encountered a landmine laid by the Ukrainian military, the Pervy Kanal television channel said in a statement.

Prokofieva, 35, "died while performing her professional duty," she said.

Russia's southern Belgorod region has faced frequent drone attacks and shelling from Ukraine.

Earlier this week an artillery attack killed six people, including two Russian journalists and their driver, who were on duty in Moscow-controlled parts of the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine, Russian authorities and media said.

Almost 20 media workers have been killed since Russia's full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to data provided by the Committee to Protect Journalists.



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