AFP journalist killed by rocket attack in eastern Ukraine
Arman Soldin, 32, died while accompanying Ukrainian soldiers near the front, agency says
Announcing Arman Soldin’s death, the French news agency says four other AFP journalists were with Soldin at the time but were unhurt in the attack.
PARIS: A video journalist of the French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) was killed on Tuesday evening near the town of Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, the German news agency (dpa) reported.
Arman Soldin, 32, was killed in a rocket attack while covering the war with Ukrainian soldiers, AFP announced on Tuesday.
The news agency said that four other AFP journalists were with Soldin at the time of the incident but were not injured.
“Our memories are with the family and loved ones of the deceased,” AFP said on Twitter.
Bakhmut became the site of intense fighting between Russian soldiers and Ukrainian forces for months. The city once inhabited by about 70,000 people is now almost completely destroyed since the Russian invasion.
According to Reporters Without Borders, six journalists were killed in Ukraine last year. Soldin is the second journalist to die this year while covering the war in Ukraine.
Born in Sarajevo, Soldin is a French citizen, AFP said.
