Ryan Evans, a member of the Reuters news agency team covering the war in Ukraine, was killed and two other journalists were injured in an attack on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the news agency reported on Sunday (25).
Evans, a former British soldier, had worked as a security adviser for Reuters since 2022 and advised its journalists on security around the world, including in Ukraine, Israel and the Paris Olympics. He was 38.
Six months ago, Evans took a selfie in Beeri, in southern Israel, near the Gaza border, where he was working for a news crew.
Evans was killed after a missile hit the Sapphire Hotel where he was staying with part of a six-person team on Saturday (24), Reuters said in a statement.
Two journalists from the agency are receiving treatment in hospital; one of them was seriously injured, he said.
The Russian Defense Ministry did not respond to a request for comment.
Reuters could not independently verify whether the missile that hit the hotel was fired by Russia or whether it was a deliberate attack on that building.
Zelensky offered condolences
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that an attack in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed a Reuters staff member during his evening address on Sunday (25).
“A regular hotel in the city was destroyed by a Russian Iskander missile. Absolutely purposeful, in a thought-out manner. Seven people were injured and one died in this attack,” he said.
Zelensky offered condolences to Evans’ friends and family.
This content was originally published in Reuters security adviser killed in Ukraine on CNN Brasil.
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