Russian propagandist killed, four others injured by Ukrainian Armed Forces — Russian media

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Rostislav Zhuravlev, a Russian war correspondent from the RIA Novosti propaganda agency, died at the front
Rostislav Zhuravlev, a Russian war correspondent from the RIA Novosti propaganda agency, died at the front

A Russian journalist from propaganda agency RIA Novosti, Rostislav Zhuravliov, was killed on the frontline, and four others were injured following strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, RIA Novosti claimed on July 22.

Zhuravliov was killed on the frontline when he came under Ukrainian fire, RIA alleged. Photojournalist Konstantin Mikhalchevskyi, also from RIA Novosti, sustained injuries in the same attack.

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Reportedly, the pair were in the area of the recently liberated village of Pyatyhatky in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, according to Russian media.

Two journalists from the Russian newspaper Izvestia were also among the injured. Polshakov suffered four shrapnel wounds, one of which was an exit wound, while Shikov was found to have shrapnel in soft tissues and a minor hip bone fracture.

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Journalists from TASS and Russia, both known for their affiliations with the Russian government, were also caught in the crossfire and sustained injuries.

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that a total of four Russian journalists were injured in the incident.

“The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an artillery strike on a group of journalists from the MITS Izvestia and RIA Novosti news agencies, who were preparing materials about the Ukrainian army’s artillery shelling with cluster munitions in populated areas of Zaporizhzhya Oblast,” the Russian ministry asserted, without evidence.

On July 20, Ukrainian forces eliminated Russian propagandist Mikhail Luchin, who ran the popular Telegram channel “Misha in Donbas.”

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Luchin was known among Ukrainians for funding Russian military action against Ukraine, including an attempt to order drones worth $25,000 on AliExpress – but his funds were diverted to purchase various sex toys due to the intervention of the pro-Ukrainian Cyber Resistance hacker group.

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