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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 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 Russia-1 TV channel, has been wounded in a Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Kursk Region, the broadcaster said 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 the ongoing hostilities in the area, which continued after Ukrainian 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. Poddubny was injured when his car was hit by a Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drone, according to preliminary information. 
The journalist received “serious wounds” in the attack and has been hospitalized, the broadcaster has said. He received “serious wounds” in the attack and has been hospitalized, the broadcaster said.
The reporter has regained consciousness and is now receiving all the necessary treatment, interim Governor of Kursk, Aleksey Smirnov, has said. The interim governor of Kursk, Aleksey Smirnov, later said Poddubny had regained consciousness and was receiving all the necessary treatment.  
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. A few hours before the attack, Poddubny published a drone video showing an apparent war crime committed by Ukrainian troops in the Russian village of Zeleny Shlyah, located near the border.
Footage showed 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, Poddubny said.
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. The 40-year-old war correspondent has covered multiple armed conflicts throughout his career, including hostilities in Africa and the Middle East. Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Poddubny has provided firsthand reports from the most active sections of the front line.
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.