Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff was close to Severodonetsk, metropolis in japanese Ukraine.

Paris:

A French journalist has been killed whereas working in Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron stated Monday on Twitter, the newest of a number of reporters killed or wounded throughout Russia’s invasion of the nation.

“Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff was in Ukraine to show the reality of war. On board a humanitarian bus with civilians forced to flee to escape Russian bombings, he was mortally wounded,” President Macron wrote.

Leclerc-Imhoff was working for the BFM tv information channel, which stated he was 32 years outdated and on his second Ukraine reporting journey because the conflict started on February 24.

He was close to Severodonetsk, a metropolis in japanese Ukraine that has been pounded by advancing Russian troops in latest weeks, the French and Ukrainian overseas ministries stated in separate statements.

Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who visited Kyiv on Monday, stated within the assertion that “France demands the opening of a transparent inquiry as soon as possible to shed all the light on the circumstances of this tragedy.”

“I share the grief of his family, relatives and colleagues,” President Macron wrote, including that “to those who ensure the difficult mission of reporting in combat zones, I want to reiterate France’s unconditional support.”

The Committee to Protect Journalists, a world media advocacy group, says over a dozen journalists had been killed whereas reporting on the Ukraine battle.

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