French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff killed in Ukraine
May 30, 2022, 7:53 pm

French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff killed in Ukraine

Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff had been working for BFMTV for six years - Reuters

French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, 32, working in Ukraine has been killed near the battle-hit city of Severodonetsk in the east. Hwas covering an evacuation operation for broadcaster BFMTV when he died.

According to the BBC, officials say he suffered a fatal wound to the neck after shrapnel pierced the armoured vehicle he was travelling in. His colleague Maxime Brandstaetter was also injured, report say.

It was Mr Leclerc-Imhoff's second trip to Ukraine to cover the war. He had been working for BFMTV for six years.

Paying tribute to him online, BFMTV wrote: "This tragic event reminds us of the dangers faced by all journalists who have been reporting this conflict at the risk of their lives for more than three months now."

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BBC correspondent James Waterhouse says graphic images of what appears to be the aftermath have been circulated online, showing a badly-damaged lorry with a smashed windscreen and blood on the interior.

Another person travelling with Mr Leclerc-Imhoff, a local Ukrainian journalist, was not injured.

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On Twitter, French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Mr Leclerc-Imhoff and other journalists reporting on the frontline from warzones, saying: "I would like to reiterate France's unconditional support".

"Journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff was in Ukraine to show the reality of the war. On board a humanitarian bus, alongside civilians forced to flee to escape Russian bombs, he was fatally shot."

Meanwhile France's foreign ministry said it demands a "transparent investigation" as soon as possible to find out what happened.

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The BBC noted that in March, US journalist Brent Renaud became the first foreign journalist to be killed covering the war in Ukraine.

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