On Tuesday a reporter from Agence France-Presse, Arman Soldin, was killed during a bombing raid in Ukraine. She announced it herself Agence France-Presse, French news agency among the most authoritative and respected in the world. The dynamics of Soldin’s killing have not yet been clarified. Soldin was born in Sarajevo, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, he mainly dealt with videos and also worked for French TV Canal Plus.
It is estimated that around ten journalists have been killed since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine: the last one before Soldin was the Ukrainian Bogdan Bitik, killed in late April while he was with the journalist from Republic Corrado Zunino. All of the journalists killed are believed to have died as a result of attacks carried out by Russia.
We are devastated to learn of the death of AFP video journalist Arman Soldin in eastern Ukraine today.
All of our thoughts go out to his family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/T2y449o1Ry
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 9, 2023
