30 -year-old Andrea Rochelle was killed in a mortar attack on a Slavonic
Today it became known deaths in Ukraine Italian journalist Andrea Rochelle and his translator Andrei Mironov . They are both victims of a mortar attack perpetrated supposedly Ukrainian army.
30 -year-old Italian photographer Andrea Rochelle died May 24 as a result of a mortar attack by Slavonic , in the village Andreevka . The statement said the Italian Foreign Ministry , the circumstances of his death is not yet well established. Presumably , the shelling was committed Ukrainian military.
According to the French photographer William Rogulona , during a firefight between soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine and supporters federalization journalists decided to hide in a ditch , but one of the shells fell right there. Mister Rogulon shrapnel wounds to both legs , and Andrea Rochelle and his translator Andrei Mironov , a former Soviet dissident , who learned Italian in Mordovia camp died.
“We were south Slavic – 2 km . 20 minutes we photographed when we started shooting Kalashnikovs . We ran into a ditch . Near began to explode charges – about 40 . At some point I stopped counting , but it was around 30-40 shells. The driver wanted to leave – and went without me. With him was another civilian – he was killed , “- said in an interview with William Rogulon RFI.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic urged ” promptly and thoroughly ” investigate a murder committed under the Slavonic , and bring the perpetrators to justice. ” These deaths are terrible reminders that not enough is being done to protect journalists who risk their lives working in Ukraine “, – said the organization released a statement.
By Andrea Rochelle published in Newsweek American and French Le Monde, he was one of the founders of photo agency Cesura and specialized in working in hot spots.
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