“ Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, 116 Ukrainian and foreign journalists have died, 18 of them – directly during the performance of their professional duties. Source: National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting Verbatim: “Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, 116 journalists have been killed, 18 of them directly during the performance of their professional duties. Among the dead are not only Ukrainian, but also foreign reporters who risked their lives so that the world would learn the truth about Russian aggression. There are also still in Russian captivity at least 26 civilian Ukrainian media workers and one journalist who joined the Defense Forces.” Details: On the Day of Combating Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the National Committee of Ukraine for Cooperation with UNESCO’s International Program for the Development of Communication (IPDC) appealed to international partners to draw attention to the problem of crimes committed by the Russian Federation against Ukrainian journalists, which has reached an unprecedented scale. What preceded it: As of May 2025, the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications reported that 201 artists and 103 media workers had died in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. As a result of an attack by a Russian FPV drone on October 3, French journalist Antony Lallican was killed, The Kyiv Independent freelancer Heorhiy Ivanchenkov was injured. On October 23, it became known that as a result of an attack by an enemy unmanned aerial vehicle “Lancet” in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Freedom TV channel journalist Olena Gubanova and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin were killed.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
belongings of journalists killed in Kramatorsk, photo: Vadim Filashkin/Facebook Source: National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting
Literally: “Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, 116 journalists have been killed, 18 of them directly while performing their professional duties.
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Among the dead were not only Ukrainian, but also foreign reporters who risked their lives so that the world would learn the truth about Russian aggression.
Also, until now, at least 26 civilian Ukrainian media workers and one journalist who joined the Defense Forces are in Russian captivity.”
Details: On the Day of Combating Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the National Committee of Ukraine for Cooperation with the UNESCO International Program for the Development of Communication (IPDC) appealed to international partners to draw attention to the problem of crimes committed by the Russian Federation against Ukrainian journalists, which has reached an unprecedented scale.
What preceded: As of May 2025, the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications reported that 201 artists and 103 media workers had died in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
As a result of an attack by a Russian FPV drone on October 3, French journalist Antony Lallican was killed, The Kyiv Independent freelancer Heorhiy Ivanchenkov was injured.
On October 23, it became known that as a result of an attack by an enemy UAV “Lancet” in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, the journalist of the Freedom TV channel Olena Gubanova and the cameraman Yevhen Karmazin were killed.