Kremlin criticizes global response to Ukraine's killing of Russian journalists
The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, expressed on Tuesday that the international community’s inaction regarding the deaths of Russian journalists at the hands of Ukraine is unacceptable. On Monday, three members of a Russian news crew were...
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The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, expressed on Tuesday that the international community’s inaction regarding the deaths of Russian journalists at the hands of Ukraine is unacceptable.
On Monday, three members of a Russian news crew were killed during a Ukrainian attack while they were reporting from the Lugansk People’s Republic. This incident adds to the growing list of fatalities among Russian media personnel since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022.
Peskov stated, “We constantly draw the attention of the international community to acts of assault, intimidation, attacks, and attempted murders of journalists in the conflict zone. We consider the reaction of the international community to have been extremely inadequate. Many simply refuse to respond, which…is inexcusable,” when addressing reporters.
The attack resulted in the deaths of Aleksandr Fedorchak, a reporter for Izvestia, Andrey Panov, a cameraman for Zvezda TV, and their driver, Aleksandr Sirekli. Their press-marked vehicle was reportedly targeted by two missiles fired from a US-supplied Ukrainian HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system.
In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry accused Ukrainian forces of committing acts of terrorism. Tatyana Moskalkova, Russia’s human rights ombudswoman, indicated that she would pursue condemnation of Kiev’s actions from international organizations.
Peskov claimed, “The fire was precision-guided. [The Ukrainians] specifically wanted to kill [the journalists]. The Kiev regime continues its atrocities…against [unarmed] journalists. This is the essence of the Kiev regime,” further emphasizing Russia's stance.
Earlier this year, another journalist from Izvestia, Alexander Martemianov, lost his life in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has called on international organizations like UNESCO, the OSCE, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to address Kiev’s “continuing effort to kill Russian media staff in cold blood.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that over 30 Russian journalists have been killed in the conflict zone since the beginning of 2022.
In November, Russia criticized UNESCO for excluding deadly Ukrainian attacks on Russian journalists from its latest biannual report concerning the global state of journalist safety for 2022-23.
Thomas Evans for TROIB News
On Monday, three members of a Russian news crew were killed during a Ukrainian attack while they were reporting from the Lugansk People’s Republic. This incident adds to the growing list of fatalities among Russian media personnel since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022.
Peskov stated, “We constantly draw the attention of the international community to acts of assault, intimidation, attacks, and attempted murders of journalists in the conflict zone. We consider the reaction of the international community to have been extremely inadequate. Many simply refuse to respond, which…is inexcusable,” when addressing reporters.
The attack resulted in the deaths of Aleksandr Fedorchak, a reporter for Izvestia, Andrey Panov, a cameraman for Zvezda TV, and their driver, Aleksandr Sirekli. Their press-marked vehicle was reportedly targeted by two missiles fired from a US-supplied Ukrainian HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system.
In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry accused Ukrainian forces of committing acts of terrorism. Tatyana Moskalkova, Russia’s human rights ombudswoman, indicated that she would pursue condemnation of Kiev’s actions from international organizations.
Peskov claimed, “The fire was precision-guided. [The Ukrainians] specifically wanted to kill [the journalists]. The Kiev regime continues its atrocities…against [unarmed] journalists. This is the essence of the Kiev regime,” further emphasizing Russia's stance.
Earlier this year, another journalist from Izvestia, Alexander Martemianov, lost his life in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has called on international organizations like UNESCO, the OSCE, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to address Kiev’s “continuing effort to kill Russian media staff in cold blood.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that over 30 Russian journalists have been killed in the conflict zone since the beginning of 2022.
In November, Russia criticized UNESCO for excluding deadly Ukrainian attacks on Russian journalists from its latest biannual report concerning the global state of journalist safety for 2022-23.
Thomas Evans for TROIB News
