Overview

• Antoni Lallican, 37, was killed on October 3 near Druzhkivka in Donetsk, and Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Ivanchenko was wounded in the same strike.
• Ukrainian authorities report the reporters’ press-marked vehicle was hit by an FPV-type drone while both wore gear labeled PRESS.
• France’s anti-terror prosecutor (PNAT) opened a war-crimes investigation on October 5 and assigned the case to the OCLCH.
• French and Ukrainian investigators plan to gather battlefield and digital evidence to assess intent and trace any chain of command.
• Ukraine’s military and President Emmanuel Macron blamed Russia for the attack, and press federations say Lallican is the first journalist in this war killed by a drone.