Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff:
A French journalist working in Ukraine has been killed near the battle-hit city of Severodonetsk in the east.
Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, 32, was covering an evacuation operation for broadcaster BFMTV when he died.
Officials say he suffered a fatal wound to the neck after shrapnel pierced the armoured vehicle he was travelling in. His colleague Maxime Brandstaetter was also injured, report say.
It was Mr Leclerc-Imhoff's second trip to Ukraine to cover the war.
He had been working for BFMTV for six years.
Paying tribute to him online, BFMTV wrote: "This tragic event reminds us of the dangers faced by all journalists who have been reporting this conflict at the risk of their lives for more than three months now."
A French journalist working in Ukraine has been killed near the battle-hit city of Severodonetsk in the east.
Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, 32, was covering an evacuation operation for broadcaster BFMTV when he died.
Officials say he suffered a fatal wound to the neck after shrapnel pierced the armoured vehicle he was travelling in. His colleague Maxime Brandstaetter was also injured, report say.
It was Mr Leclerc-Imhoff's second trip to Ukraine to cover the war.
He had been working for BFMTV for six years.
Paying tribute to him online, BFMTV wrote: "This tragic event reminds us of the dangers faced by all journalists who have been reporting this conflict at the risk of their lives for more than three months now."
Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff:
A French journalist working in Ukraine has been killed near the battle-hit city of Severodonetsk in the east.
Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, 32, was covering an evacuation operation for broadcaster BFMTV when he died.
Officials say he suffered a fatal wound to the neck after shrapnel pierced the armoured vehicle he was travelling in. His colleague Maxime Brandstaetter was also injured, report say.
It was Mr Leclerc-Imhoff's second trip to Ukraine to cover the war.
He had been working for BFMTV for six years.
Paying tribute to him online, BFMTV wrote: "This tragic event reminds us of the dangers faced by all journalists who have been reporting this conflict at the risk of their lives for more than three months now."
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