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Russia Presses UN to Condemn Attacks on Its Journalists After RIA Reporter’s Death

The push follows RIA reports that Ivan Zuev was killed in Zaporizhzhia in a strike Russia links to Ukraine.

Overview

  • Russia’s mission to the UN said it sent an official note to Secretary‑General António Guterres seeking an unambiguous public condemnation and measures to prevent similar incidents.
  • In Geneva, envoy Gennady Gatilov urged High Commissioner Volker Türk and the OHCHR to issue an unequivocal condemnation of Kyiv and to pursue accountability.
  • The Russian statement criticized UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric’s general comment as inadequate, calling it an attempt to soften what Moscow describes as a deliberate attack on journalists.
  • RIA Novosti reported that war correspondent Ivan Zuev was killed during an assignment in the Zaporizhzhia region by a Ukrainian drone strike, with colleague Yuri Voitkevich seriously wounded.
  • Moscow called for an impartial assessment by the UN and relevant international bodies, and the coverage cited no response beyond the spokesman’s general statement.