Two Reuters Journalists Injured, Driver Killed in East Ukraine

Two Reuters Journalists Injured, Driver Killed in East Ukraine
Smoke and dirt rise from the city of Sievierodonetsk, during shelling in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbass, on May 26, 2022. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images
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Two Reuters journalists were injured and a driver killed on Friday after the vehicle they were in came under fire while heading to the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the latest battle line in Russia’s assault on Ukraine.

Photographer Alexander Ermochenko and cameraman Pavel Klimov were traveling in a car provided by Russia-backed forces on the Russian-held part of the road between Sievierodonetsk and the town of Rubizhne, 10 km (6 miles) to the north.