Ukrainian Drone Strike Reportedly Kills Russian Journalist Amid Ongoing Conflict

Wed Apr 02 2025 15:11:27 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Ukrainian Drone Strike Reportedly Kills Russian Journalist Amid Ongoing Conflict

The death of a freelance reporter from Russian state newspaper Izvestia is cited as a deliberate act by Ukraine, while the latter has yet to respond.


Alexander Martemyanov, a journalist for Izvestia, was reportedly killed in a drone strike near Donetsk, leading to allegations from Moscow of a targeted attack by Ukraine's military. The incident underscores the dangers journalists face in conflict zones and highlights the ongoing tensions surrounding media reporting in the war.


Russian state newspaper Izvestia has reported the death of its freelance journalist Alexander Martemyanov, who was reportedly killed during a drone strike in the vicinity of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. According to the paper, the vehicle carrying Martemyanov was struck while navigating a highway within a Russian-controlled area. This incident has been labeled by Moscow as a deliberate attack by Ukraine's military, although Ukrainian officials have yet to respond to these allegations.

Izvestia stated that Martemyanov was returning from covering recent shelling in the Russian-held city of Gorlivka when the drone strike occurred. The attack reportedly left five other media workers injured, two of whom were identified as journalists from the RIA news agency, which also confirmed the injuries sustained by their personnel. The context of the strike indicates that the vehicle was positioned far from the frontline, raising further questions about the intent behind the military action.

Responding to the incident, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned the strike, characterizing it as “deliberate murder” and labeling it another instance of what she termed the “bloody atrocities” perpetrated by the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This statement reflects the heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine in the context of the ongoing war, which has seen numerous journalists caught in the crossfire.

As the war persists, the Committee to Protect Journalists has highlighted the perilous nature of reporting in the region, noting that at least 15 journalists have been killed since the onset of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The EU has also taken a stance against Russian media outlets, including Izvestia and RIA, blocking them in May under allegations of promoting propaganda to support Russia's military offensive against Ukraine.

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