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Posted on October 16, 2025
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Russian journalist Ivan Zuyev was killed by a Ukrainian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, highlighting the dangers journalists face in war zones.
(Reuters) -Russian war correspondent Ivan Zuyev was killed by a Ukrainian drone strike on Thursday while on assignment on the front line of the war in southern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, his publication, state news agency RIA said.
Zuyev's colleague at the same agency, Yuri Voitkevich, was seriously wounded in the attack, RIA said.
Zuyev received numerous state awards for his reporting and RIA said Russian President Vladimir Putin had expressed his gratitude to him for his work earlier this year.
Members of the lower house of Russia's parliament, the State Duma, praised Zuyev's work. The head of the chamber's International Affairs Committee, Leonid Slutsky, told RIA that the Ukrainian military was "consistently hunting down" Russian journalists.
French photojournalist Antoni Lallican was killed by a Russian drone earlier this month, the first instance in which a journalist had died in such a manner, the European Federation of Journalists said.
At least 18 journalists have died in the combat zone since Russia invaded its smaller neighbour in February 2022.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Alistair Bell)
A war correspondent is a journalist who reports from the front lines of armed conflicts, providing news coverage and analysis of military operations and their impacts on civilians.
A drone strike is a military attack carried out by unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) that can deliver precision strikes on targets without putting pilots at risk.
A combat zone is an area where active military operations are taking place, often characterized by the presence of armed forces and ongoing conflict.
A parliamentary commendation is an official recognition or praise given by members of a parliament to individuals or organizations for their contributions or achievements.
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