A French journalist who worked for the non-stop news channel BFMTV and accompanied civilians aboard a humanitarian bus was killed in Ukraine on Monday, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Twitter.
The journalist, Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff was in Ukraine to show the reality of the war. Aboard a humanitarian bus, with civilians forced to flee to escape Russian bombs, he was shot to death.written by the head of state.
The head of French diplomacy Catherine Colonna has need Monday a clear investigation as soon as possible to shed light on the circumstances of this tragedy.
BFMTV is in great pain to announce the loss of Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoffa 32-year-old image reporter, confirmed the channel on its antenna.
The latter was wounded by a shrapnel while following a humanitarian operation, he clarified. This is the second mission in Ukraine for the videographer, who has worked at BFMTV for six years.
Journalist Maxime Brandstaetter, who is with the image reporter on this report, is slightly injuredsaid the channel.
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at least eight journalists have died in the field in the use of their profession, according to a number of the organization Reporters Without Borders.
Source: Radio-Canada
