A war correspondent for Russia’s main pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia was killed in Ukraine on Monday, the outlet announced.
“Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak was killed in the zone of the special military operation,” Izvestia said, using Moscow’s term for its full-scale offensive in Ukraine, adding that he was killed “in the Kharkiv region”.
Fedorchak was killed as both Russia and Ukraine held talks with the United States on a potential partial ceasefire.
The newspaper said that its correspondent died “in the Kupyansk direction” — a city that has been under intense Russian attack and where Russian forces have been advancing.
“His last report was broadcast literally the day before,” Izvestia said on its website.
Russian war correspondents have taken centre stage in the conflict back home as the Kremlin tightly controls information about its offensive.
Moscow’s full-on invasion of Ukraine has last for more than three years.
