Frederick Leclerc-Imhoff worked for the BFM TV network, according to the governor of Lugansk. Emmanuel Macron sent his condolences to family and colleagues. SENSITIVE IMAGES
The head of the Lugansk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Gaidai, reported on Monday that a French journalist has died as a result of an attack by Russian troops in the city of Severodonetsk, in the east of the country. .
The journalist, who has been identified as Frederick Leclerc-Imhoff, works for the French network BFM TV and was inside a vehicle that “was preparing to evacuate a dozen people in an area that has come under enemy fire”,as explained by Gaidai in a statement released through his Telegram account.
Thus, he explained that Leclerc-Imhoff would have suffered a fatal neck injury after several shells and shrapnel hit the vehicle in question. “Our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Frederick Leclerc-Imhoff”, he expressed.
The person in charge of the region published a press accreditation on social networks in which a photo of the identified reporter can be seen, indicating that he works for the French television channel BFM TV.
Leclerc-Imhoff worked as a cameraman with journalist Maxime Bradstaetter, who was “slightly injured,” the French chain reported. The Ukrainian guide who accompanied them, Oksana Leuta, was unharmed.
For his part, the French president, Emmanuel Macron confirmed the death. “Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff was in the Ukraine to show the reality of the war. On board a humanitarian bus, along with civilians forced to flee to escape Russian bombs, he was fatally shot, “he wrote on Twitter.
“I share the pain of the family, relatives and colleagues of Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, to whom I send my condolences. To those who carry out the difficult mission of reporting in the theaters of operations, I would like to reiterate France’s unconditional support,” he added.
Shortly before, Governor Gaidai had reported two civilians killed and five wounded by a bombing on the outskirts of the town. In addition, he has warned that “strong clashes” are taking place in the area as Russian troops have entered areas in the southeast and northeast of the city.
The President of Ukraine Volodimir Zelensky accused Russia late on Sunday of damaging 90 percent of the houses in the city of Severodonetsk and warned that the attackers wanted to raise their flag on the city administration building, which is located in the Boulevard of Friendship of Nations.
(With information from Europa Press)