01 March 2022 | CPJ
Russian military forces shelled a television tower in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing five people including camera operator Yevhenii Sakun
Crossfire
Yevhenii Sakun, 49, was working as a camera operator for the Ukrainian television station LIVE when he was killed during the bombing of Kyiv’s television and radio tower.
Sakun was covering Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the time of the attack, and his body was identified by his press card. Sakun’s former colleague, EFE Noticias reporter Olga Tokariuk, posted a photo of that press card and news of the journalist’s death on Twitter.
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