Russian state media correspondent and TV crew members reportedly killed in occupied Ukraine

A correspondent for the Russian state-controlled newspaper Izvestia and three members of a filming crew from the Russian Defense Ministry’s TV channel Zvezda were killed in a Ukrainian attack in the self-proclaimed “Luhansk People’s Republic,” the Russian Investigative Committee reported on Monday.

According to occupation administration head Leonid Pasechnik, the artillery strike killed six people, including Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak, Zvezda cameraman Andrey Panov, and driver Alexander Sirkeli. Pasechnik also stated that a 14-year-old boy was injured and hospitalized. The names of the teenager and the other victims have not been disclosed.

Russian state media outlet TASS reported that the attack was carried out using a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher.