London – Number of deaths of journalists covering the event war in ukraine continues to rise despite calls by human rights organizations and organizations to protect media professionals who document the conflict.
French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, 32, from BFMTV broadcaster, died Monday after a Russian attack on a rescue vehicle in Ukraine was hit by shrapnel, making him the eighth media professional to die in the war.
The official census of organizations advocating freedom of the press does not include the case of Oleksandr Makhov, who, despite being a journalist, quit to fight and died on May 4.
At least 8 journalists who covered the war in Ukraine died
Seven of the eight journalists killed while working on the Ukraine war are video journalists or documentarians. Before the French, the producers were long dead Kvedaravicius blanketsLithuania and Brent Renaud, American; HE Evgeny Sakun, Ukrainian cameraman of Kyiv Live TVHE Cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski of American Fox News, and Reuters photographer Mark Levin.
According to the company, Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff was in Ukraine for the second time since the beginning of the conflict to document the war for BFMTV. He was killed while following a Ukrainian evacuation operation in the Severodonetsk region.
The reporter watched the humanitarian aid operation from inside an armored vehicle shot down by Russian soldiers.
Leclerc-Imhoff was with his slightly injured colleague Maxime Brandstaetter and his local production company (stabilizer) Oksana Leuta, who was unharmed.
BFMTV said the journalist who worked for the channel for six years died as a “victim of shrapnel”.
“The editorial staff of BFMTV is in deep pain to announce the departure of Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, a video journalist who died in Ukraine.
The Altice media group and the BFMTV editorial team share the pain of his family and loved ones. This tragic event reminds us of the dangers faced by all journalists who have covered this life-threatening conflict for more than three months.”
President Emmanuel Macron offered his condolences to the family of the journalist killed in Ukraine on Twitter.
“Journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff was in Ukraine to show the reality of the war. He was shot dead on a humanitarian bus alongside civilians forced to flee from Russian bombs.
I share the grief of Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff’s family, relatives and colleagues, to whom I convey my condolences. I reiterate the unconditional support of France to those who carry out the difficult task of providing information in the operating rooms.”
Best wishes and condolences to Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff. The most important task necessary for France’s largest and safest operations.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) 30 May 2022
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said the journalist’s death was “deeply shocking” and that France wanted “a transparent investigation as soon as possible”.
Luhansk regional governor Serhiy Haidai said the French reporter received a “mortal wound in the neck”.
“The grenade fragments pierced the armor of the car. A fatal neck wound was received by an accredited French journalist who prepared the evacuation-related materials. A patrol officer was rescued with a helmet.
We are officially stopping the evacuation.”
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Leclerc-Imhoff’s death was the eighth least recorded among journalists during the Ukraine war.
The ninth journalist, Ukrainian Oleksandr Makhov, a volunteer soldier in the conflict, also died, but was not counted by the entity as he died as a soldier and not a media professional.
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CPJ mourned the death of the French cameraman and urged Russian and Ukrainian authorities to take action.
“His death is yet another example of the appalling price that Russia’s war in Ukraine inflicted on non-combatants. Journalists are civilians who show particular courage when reporting from war zones and should never be the target of their work.”
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source: Noticias
