NNA – A Russian war correspondent working for the state RIA Novosti news agency, Rostislav Zhuravlev, was killed in a Ukrainian strike in the southern Zaporizhzhia region on Saturday, the military announced.nbsp;nbsp;
The agency also reported his death, saying he was killed near the frontline village of Pytikhatki.nbsp;
quot;As a result of a strike by the Ukrainian army using cluster munitions, four journalists were wounded in various levels of severity,quot; the Russian army said in a statement.nbsp;
quot;During an evacuation, the RIA Novosti journalist Rostislav Zhuravlev died from his wounds that resulted from the cluster munitions exploding.quot;nbsp;
It said the other correspondents have wounds of quot;medium severity.quot;nbsp;
Russian war correspondents have greatly risen in influence during Moscow#39;s more than 17-month-long offensive in Ukraine. — The Moscow Times
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