A Ukrainian journalist working with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica was killed and his Italian colleague was injured on Wednesday when they came under attack as they traveled to the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, the newspaper reported.
Bogdan Bitik, who was working as an interpreter for the Italian journalist, Corrado Zunino, was killed in an attack at the gate to the city, “most likely by Russian snipers,” the paper said. Mr. Zunino was injured and is being treated at a hospital in Kherson.
Both journalists had extensive experience covering the war, La Repubblica reported, and were clearly identified as members of the news media.
“We passed three checkpoints, Bogdan talked to the Ukrainian military, and they let us pass without problems,” Mr. Zunino told the paper from his hospital bed. “It wasn’t a fighting zone. Then we got hit. I heard a hiss, and I saw Bogdan on the ground. He wasn’t moving. I crawled out of the line of fire. I ran until…
2023-04-26 14:44:04
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