Igor kornelyuk journalist missing
Igor kornelyuk journalist missing
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OSCE representative mourns death of Russian journalist; denounces new cases of media freedom violations in Ukraine
VIENNA, 17 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was deeply saddened by the death of Russian journalist Igor Kornelyuk in eastern Ukraine.
Mijatović expressed her sincere condolences to Kornelyuk’s family and colleagues.
“This death is yet another horrid reminder that not enough is being done to protect journalists who risk their lives reporting from conflict zones in Ukraine,” Mijatović said.
Kornelyuk, a journalist with the Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, along with his two other colleagues was under mortar fire on 17 June near Luhansk where a crew was covering the conflict.
According to reports, Kornelyuk was severely wounded and died the same day in a local hospital. Anton Voloshin, a sound engineer, is reported missing.
“I call on the authorities to swiftly and thoroughly investigate the