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AFP journalist killed by rocket fire in eastern Ukraine

AFP journalist killed by rocket fire in eastern Ukraine

The video coordinator of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) In Ukraine, Arman Soldin, died on Tuesday, May 9, in a Grad rocket attack near Chasiv Yar, in eastern Ukraine, reported journalists from that news agency who were accompanying him.

The bombardment occurred around 4:30 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. GMT), on the outskirts of that town near Bakhmut, which is the target of daily fire from Russian forces.

Arman Soldin, 32, was with four colleagues, who escaped unscathed from the attack. The team was with the Ukrainian military when it came under fire from Grad rockets. “The Agency as a whole is in shock,” AFP President Fabrice Fries said.

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Arman’s death “is a terrible reminder of the risks and dangers that journalists covering the conflict in Ukraine face on a daily basis,” he added. AFP Information Director Phil Chetwynd highlighted the work of a “brave, creative and tenacious” reporter.

“Arman’s brilliant work summed up everything that makes us proud of AFP journalism in Ukraine,” he added.

Arman Soldin, an experienced camera journalist, who was a London correspondent, had been a video coordinator in Ukraine since September 2022 and regularly went to the front lines. He was also part of the AFP team that covered the first days of the Russian invasion.

“Arman was enthusiastic, energetic, brave. He was a true reporter, always ready to go, even to the most difficult areas,” said AFP Europe region director Christine Buhagiar. «He overflowed with energy, and thus he defined himself in the networks. He had total devotion to his job as a journalist,” she stressed.

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