MoD Russia (T.me) On July 22, 2023, at about 12:00 pm, AFU units launched an artillery strike on a group of journalists from Izvestia and RIA Novosti news agencies, who were preparing materials on the AFU artillery shelling with cluster munitions close to Zaporozhye region.
As a result of the AFU strike with cluster munitions, four journalists were wounded to varying degrees of severity.
The journalists were promptly evacuated to field medical facilities of the Russian Defence Ministry, where they are receiving qualified medical care.
During the evacuation, Rostislav Zhuravlyov, a journalist from RIA Novosti news agency, died of injuries caused by a cluster munition.
The health condition of the other journalists is moderately serious and stable. There is no threat to life. They are being provided with all necessary medical care.
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