An AFP reporter was hit by Russian rockets while covering
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French authorities have launched an investigation after a French journalist was killed in a rocket attack by Russia while covering the front line near Bakhmut in eastern Donbas.
According to the French daily Le Figaro on the 10th, French prosecutors announced that they had started a war crimes investigation when Armand Soldin (32, photo), a video reporter for the French public AFP news agency, was found dead while covering the field. The investigation was carried out by OCLCH, the agency responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes. The investigative team plans to conduct a fact-finding investigation in Ukraine.
It is reported that the deceased was killed by a rocket cannon while he was in a village near Bahmut around 4:30 pm on the 9th. Five reporters, including the deceased, were covering the war situation while traveling with the Ukrainian military. The deceased was lying on the ground to avoid attack and was hit by rockets fired by the Russians. No other reporters were hurt.
Source: Donga
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