Kremlin: Russian media consultant killed in Ukraine

The correspondent of the kingdom news company RIA Novosti, Rostislav Zhuravlyov, is stated to have succumbed to his wounds on the way to the sphere sanatorium.

According to legitimate information from Moscow, a Russian military correspondent has died within the fight sector in southern Ukraine. “Four newshounds suffered accidents of various severity due to cluster munitions fired by way of the Ukrainian militia,” the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

The correspondent of the Russian State News Agency Ria Novosti, Rostislav Zhuravlyov, succumbed to his wounds on the manner to the sphere hospital. The enterprise showed his dying. Later have become a cameraman Deutsche Welle wounded with the aid of Russian shelling.

Came below hearth south of Zaporizhia

In addition to Zhuravlev had been any other photograph correspondent Ria Novosti and two personnel of the Kremlin-affiliated day by day newspaper Iswestia met. The institution is said to have come beneath fireplace in the Pyatychatky vicinity south of Zaporizhia. The media representatives are now being taken to the Ukrainian city of Melitopol, that is managed through Russian occupying forces.

The Ukrainian militia have said the village of Pjatychatky as liberated as a part of their counter-offensive, which has been going on since June. However, there is nonetheless fierce fighting within the room. Kiev troops were trying for weeks here and at two different points inside the Zaporizhia area to break through the closely fortified Russian protection strains at the southern front.

Fragmentation injuries from Russian cluster munitions

Meanwhile, within the Donetsk place, the cameraman suffered the Deutsche Welle (DW), Jewhen Schylko, in step with the broadcaster, shrapnel accidents from Russian cluster munitions. The shelling took place at a Ukrainian navy schooling area a little extra than 20 kilometers at the back of the front near Druzhkivka.

“We were filming target exercise by way of the Ukrainian navy whilst we all of sudden heard numerous explosions,” he said DW-Correspondent Mathias Bölinger the attack. A Ukrainian soldier became also killed within the incident and numerous others had been significantly injured. The cameraman from Deutsche Welle is within the health facility and his situation is strong, it stated.