In recent days, journalists Anna Prokofyeva, Alexander Fedorchak, Andrei Panov, and Alexander Sirkeli were murdered.

On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova asked multilateral organizations to react to the killing of war correspondents Anna Prokofyeva (Pervi Kanal), Alexander Fedorchak (Izvestia), Andrei Panov (Zvezda), and Alexander Sirkeli (Zvezda).

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“We call for an immediate reaction to the killing of Anna Prokofyeva and other Russian media representatives from relevant international organizations, primarily from the UNESCO Director-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media,” she said.

“They are being hunted. These are our journalists, these are war correspondents… And the fact that they were wearing vests with the identification marks “Press” speaks once again to the fact that, of course, they have become a target,” the Russian diplomat stressed, as reported by Sputnik.

“These are not like other attacks previously carried out in relation to the contacts and negotiation process in Riyadh. These attacks are part of a planned effort to wipe out entire newsrooms using forceful methods applied under the mandates of previous Ukrainian presidents, who cleansed the information space through censorship and media shutdowns,” Zakharova specified, announcing that her country’s authorities would take all necessary actions to hold accountable those involved in these crimes.

This is not the first time Ukrainian troops have attacked reporters. In early 2025, the Russian Investigative Committee launched a criminal case over the death of Izvestia correspondent Alexander Martemyanov and the injuries suffered by four other journalists in the Donetsk region.

The most recent attacks occurred on March 24, when Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak, Zvezda cameraman Andrei Panov, and filming director Alexander Sirkeli were killed while traveling in a civilian vehicle that was struck by two projectiles fired from a Western-made HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system.

Meanwhile, Pervy Kanal correspondent Anna Prokofieva was killed when a recording crew stepped on a mine in the Belgorod region, near the Ukrainian border. This 35-year-old journalist, who studied at the Russian Peoples’ Friendship University and was fluent in Spanish, worked for the Spanish-language editorial team of the Rossiya Segodnya agency. Since 2023, she had been reporting from the Russian special military operation zone.

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Sources: Sputnik – TASS

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