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| Veteran Russian war correspondent wounded in Ukrainian drone attack | Veteran Russian war correspondent wounded in Ukrainian drone attack |
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| Journalist Evgeny Poddubny has reportedly been seriously injured in Russia’s Kursk Region | Journalist Evgeny Poddubny has reportedly been seriously injured in Russia’s Kursk Region |
| Evgeny Poddubny, a war correspondent for the state-run TV channel Russia-1, has been wounded in Kursk Region, the broadcaster confirmed on Wednesday. | Evgeny Poddubny, a war correspondent for the state-run TV channel Russia-1, has been wounded in Kursk Region, the broadcaster confirmed on Wednesday. |
| The journalist had been covering ongoing hostilities in Russia’s Kursk Region, which continued after Kiev’s forces launched a major cross-border incursion early on Tuesday. | The journalist had been covering ongoing hostilities in Russia’s Kursk Region, which continued after Kiev’s forces launched a major cross-border incursion early on Tuesday. |
| According to preliminary information, the reporter was injured when his car was hit by a Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drone. | According to preliminary information, the reporter was injured when his car was hit by a Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drone. |
| The journalist received “serious wounds” in the attack and has been hospitalized, the broadcaster has said. | The journalist received “serious wounds” in the attack and has been hospitalized, the broadcaster has said. |
| The reporter has regained consciousness and is now receiving all the necessary treatment, interim Governor of Kursk, Aleksey Smirnov, has said. | |
| A few hours before the attack, Poddubny published a drone video showing an apparent war crime committed by the Ukrainian troops in the Russian village of Zeleny Shlyah, located near the border. | |
| Footage shows a Ukrainian US-made Stryker armored personnel carrier, concealed in thick shrubbery, opening fire on a civilian vehicle at point blank range. The vehicle ran into a ditch, catching fire, while all its occupants were killed on the spot, the reporter noted. | |
| Over his career, the 40-year-old war correspondent has covered multiple armed conflicts, including hostilities in Africa and the Middle East. Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Poddubny has been extensively working in the region, repeatedly providing first-hand reports and going on air from the hottest points of the frontline. |