Drone strikes Russian war correspondent Zuyev: details of the attack in Zaporizhzhia region

According to glavcom.ua: In the Zaporizhzhia region, a drone hit the so-called Russian war correspondent Ivan Zuyev, and his partner Yuriy Voitkevych suffered serious injuries. This was reported by

Glavkom

referring to Russian media.

According to the Russians, Zuyev died

while carrying out a journalistic assignment due to a strike by a Ukrainian drone

.

Previous activities of the deceased and the injured

Ivan Zuyev worked for a propaganda information agency for several years. In March, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to him. Yuriy Voitkevych, who was injured, also worked at the same agency as Zuyev. He was awarded a medal of the order

For Services to the Motherland

of the second class.

Propagandists who died in Russia

In Moscow, at the age of 58, Kirill Vyshynskyi died after a long illness – a propagandist who previously headed the Ukrainian branch of the Russian state media

RIA Novosti

. He held Ukrainian citizenship and was accused of treason.

Recently, a well-known TV presenter and pro-Kremlin propagandist Tigran Keosayan died. His death was reported by his wife, the editor-in-chief of RT Margarita Simonyan.

The incident in the Zaporizhzhia region, where the drone hit the Russian war correspondent, underscores the tense relations between Russia and Ukraine. The tragic event marked another betrayal for the Russian propagandists who worked for the power in Moscow.