Russian war reporter Semyon Ereminwho worked for the Russian daily Izvestia, was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in southeastern Ukraine on Friday, the daily reported.
The newspaper said 42-year-old Eremin succumbed to wounds he sustained in a Ukrainian drone attack while returning from a Russian unit in the Zaporizhia region, where he was on the ground.
“Semyon Eremin, a war reporter for Izvestia, was killed on April 19 during an attack by Ukrainian FPV drones in the direction of Zaporizhzhia, where he had gone to record a report,” the paper said.
His last reportage was on the Russian side of the drone war, according to Izvestia. Ukraine did not immediately comment on the event.
Izvestia said Eremin sent reports from many fierce battles in eastern parts of Ukraine during the 25-month-long war, including the battle for Mariupol, which Russian forces besieged for nearly three months in 2022.
He also reported from Marjinka and Vuhledar, towns that were the scene of several months of heavy fighting.
Intense clashes with artillery and drones, as well as restrictions for journalists on both sides along the 1,000-kilometer long front, have made the war in Ukraine very dangerous and difficult for journalists to work on.
At least 15 journalists have been killed in the war in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February 2022, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, a non-profit organization that advocates for media freedom around the world.
