Overview

• Ukrainian officials identified the victim as French photojournalist Antoni Lallican and said Ukrainian photographer Heorhii Ivanchenko was wounded.
• The 4th Separate Mechanized Brigade reported a targeted attack by a Russian first-person-view drone and condemned the strike as a violation of international humanitarian law.
• Both journalists were wearing protective gear labeled "Press," according to the brigade.
• Ivanchenko underwent surgery after being seriously wounded and is in stable condition, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers said.
• The incident occurred near Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast; France’s president acknowledged Lallican’s death, journalist federations called for an investigation, and RSF’s prior tally underscores a mounting toll on media workers since 2022.