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French Reporter Killed by Rocket Fire While Covering War in Eastern Ukraine

  • Arman Soldin, a video journalist working for Agence France-Presse, was killed by rocket fire while reporting near the city of Bakhmut.
  • Soldin was embedded with Ukrainian troops when their group came under fire from Russian Grad rockets.
  • Soldin was the first AFP journalist sent to Ukraine after Russia invaded and regularly traveled to the front lines.
  • Soldin's death brings the total number of journalists killed in Ukraine since 2022 to at least 16.
  • Leaders around the world paid tribute to Soldin and called for investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
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