A Russian state TV journalist was killed and her cameraman seriously injured by a landmine blast in Russia’s Belgorod region near the Ukrainian border, Reuters quoted the state media.
Anna Prokofieva and cameraman Dmitry Volkov ran over a landmine planted by the Ukrainian military, the Pervy Kanal TV channel said in a statement. 35-year-old Prokofieva “died while performing her professional duty”, it said.
Russia’s southern Belgorod region has come under frequent drone and shelling attacks from Ukraine, with unconfirmed reports of ground fighting there amid a Ukrainian retreat from Kursk, another Russian region bordering Ukraine.
Earlier this week, an artillery strike killed six people, including two Russian journalists and their driver, who were on assignment in Moscow-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region, Reuters quoted Russian media as saying.
Almost 20 media personnel have been killed since Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to data provided by the Committee to Protect Journalists. According to a report by Moscow Times, Prokofieva was covering the Ukraine war for Channel One since 2023.
