Paris demands probe after French journalist killed in Ukraine

Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff, 32, the latest journalist killed since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, was on his second reporting trip for French television channel BFM in Ukraine, his employer said.

The governor of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, Serhiy Haidai, said in a post on the messaging service Telegram that an armoured transport vehicle was hit by shrapnel from a Russian shell, killing the journalist. An attached picture showed a truck that appeared to have been adapted with armour.

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The evacuation effort was suspended after the strike, he said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Leclerc-Imhoff was the 32nd media person killed since the start of the Russian invasion on Feb. 24. “My sincere condolences to Frederic’s colleagues and family,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Moscow has repeatedly denied that its forces target civilians in Ukraine.

Colonna said on Twitter that she had spoken to the Luhansk governor and had asked Zelenskyy for an investigation.

Both had assured her of their help and support. “It is a double crime to target a humanitarian convoy and a journalist,” she said.

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President Emmanuel Macron said on Twitter: “Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff was in Ukraine to show the reality of the war. Onboard a humanitarian bus with civilians forced to flee to escape Russian bombs, he was mortally wounded.”

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