List of journalists killed since start of Russia’s full-scale aggression (UPDATE)

As of July 25, 2023, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation of the territory of Ukraine, the occupiers had killed at least 69 media workers. According to the verified data provided by the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) and the International Federation of Journalists, among those killed are 15 media persons who were performing their professional duties; nine media workers registered as civilian victims; and 45 media representatives mobilized for the defense of Ukraine to the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“If Russia had not unleashed this shameful war, all our colleagues, journalists, and media workers could continue to work successfully, create quality information content for their audience, write articles, make reports, and shoot TV stories and documentaries. They could benefit people and contribute to Ukrainian and world culture,” says NUJU President Sergiy Tomilenko. “But the aggressor state decided they should die leaving their families in severe grief, people uninformed, deceived by Russian propaganda and intimidated.”

 

Citizen media workers killed while performing professional duties:

 

 

1. Ihor Gudenko, a Ukrainian photographer, video blogger, disappeared during shelling in Kharkiv on February 26, 2022. His body was found on February 27, 2022. According to the conclusion of the doctors, his death was not violent.

 

2. Yevhen Sakun, a Ukrainian photojournalist for the LIVE publication and a correspondent for EFE, was killed in a missile attack on the Kyiv TV tower on March 1, 2022.

 

3. Brent Anthony Renaud, an American journalist/former correspondent for The New York Times/reporter for Time/documentarian/ Peabody Award winner, was shot dead by Russian soldiers at a checkpoint in Irpin on March 13, 2022.

 

4. Pierre Zakrzewski, an Irish photojournalist for Fox News, was killed along with Oleksandra Kuvshynova on March 14, 2022, when their car came under fire in the village of Horenka, Kyiv Region.

 

5. Oleksandra Kuvshynova, a Ukrainian journalist/fixer and Fox News producer was killed along with Pierre Zakrzewski on March 14, 2022, when their car came under fire in the village of Horenka, Kyiv Region.

 

6. Oksana Baulina, a Russian journalist for The Insider publication/an activist of the Anti-Corruption Foundation of Alexei Navalny, was killed in Russia’s shelling of Kyiv on March 23, 2022.

 

7. Maksym Levin, a Ukrainian photojournalist a correspondent for LB.ua and other publications, went missing on March 13, 2022. He was found dead near the village of Huta-Mezhyhirska, Kyiv Region, on April 1, 2022. An investigation conducted by Reporters Without Borders showed that the journalist had been tortured and executed.

 

8. Mantas Kvedaravicius, a Lithuanian filmmaker and documentary filmmaker, was killed on April 2, 2022, while trying to leave the city of Mariupol, whose life he had been documenting for many years.

 

9. Yevhen Bal, a Ukrainian journalist/writer/veteran of the Soviet submarine fleet/volunteer, was killed on April 2, 2022, after being tortured by the Russian military in Mariupol.

 

10. Roman Nezhyborets, a Ukrainian media personality/video engineer of the Chernihiv-based Dytynets TV channel, was killed in the village of Yahidne near Chernihiv in early April 2022.

 

11. Zoreslav Zamoiskyi was a Ukrainian journalist for the Hromada Pryirpinnia publications and Information Portal. His body with signs of violent death was found in Bucha, Kyiv Region, on April 13, 2022.

 

12. Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, a French journalist for the BFMTV channel, was killed by shrapnel on May 30, 2022, while covering the evacuation of the civilian population from the city of Sievierodonetsk (Luhansk Region).

 

13. Bohdan Bitik, a Ukrainian freelancer, was killed by a Russian bullet near the Antonivskyi Bridge in Kherson on April 26, 2023, while helping the Italian journalist Corrado Zunino.

 

14. Arman Soldin, a French AFP video journalist, was killed in a rocket attack near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Region, on May 9, 2023, while preparing a television story.

 

15. Viktoriya Amelina, a Ukrainian writer engaged in documenting war crimes, was killed on July 1, 2023, as a result of wounds received in enemy shelling of the outskirts of Kramatorsk on June 27, 2023.

 

 

 

Journalists killed not while performing professional duties:

 

1. Dilierbek Shakirov, a Ukrainian journalist for the Navkolo Tebe information weekly/a Dim Nadii charitable foundation member, was shot with an automatic weapon in Zelenivka, Kherson Region, on February 26.

 

2. Pavlo Lee [Pavlo Li], a Ukrainian actor/presenter for the Dom TV channel/volunteer, was shot by the Russian military in Irpin, Kyiv Region, on March 6, 2022.

 

3. Viktor Diedov, a Ukrainian operator for the Sigma TV channel, was killed in the shelling of his house in Mariupol on March 11, 2022.

 

4. Oksana Haidar (aka Ruda Pani [Red Lady]), a Ukrainian journalist and blogger, was killed in shelling by Russian artillery in the village of Shevchenkove, Brovary District, Kyiv Region, between March 11 and 12, 2022.

 

5. Liliya Humianova, a Ukrainian journalist/journalism teacher/head of the artistic department of the Left Bank District Center for Children and Youth Creativity, was killed in the enemy shelling of Mariupol on March 19, 2022.

 

6. Natalia Kharakoz, a Ukrainian journalist/writer in Greek and Russian, was killed in the enemy bombing of Mariupol on March 29, 2022.

 

7. Valeriya Hlodan, a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism of Odesa National University named after Mechnykova, who was on maternity leave, was killed along with her mother and 3-month-old daughter in a rocket attack on Odesa on April 23, 2022.

 

8. Vira Hyrych, a Ukrainian journalist/Radio Liberty producer, was killed in the enemy shelling of Kyiv on April 28, 2022.

 

9. Volodymyr Datsenko, a Ukrainian public figure/volunteer/ Aidar soldier/journalist for the Road Control Vinnytsia publication, was killed in a missile attack on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022.

 

 

 

Journalists killed within the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

 

1. Serhii Pushchenko, a Ukrainian artist/culturologist/journalist/military serviceman, was killed together with his comrades from the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in a battle in Vasylkiv, Kyiv Region on March 2, 2022.

 

2. Viktor Dudar, a Ukrainian military journalist/80th Airborne Assault Brigade soldier, was killed during the defense of Mykolayiv on March 6, 2022.

 

3. Oleksandr Lytkin, a Ukrainian journalist for KNK Media, was killed in enemy shelling in the village of Romanivka near Irpin, Kyiv Region, on March 13.

 

4. Oleh Yakunin, a Ukrainian journalist/editor of the Zaporizhzhia-based site misto.zp.ua/military serviceman, was killed on March 18, 2022.

 

5. Oleksandr Kotsukon, a Ukrainian journalist/employee of the military press service/ Azov regiment soldier/student of the department of journalism, advertising and PR technologies of the Cherkasy National University named after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, was killed during the defense of Mariupol on March 22, 2022.

 

6. Yurii Oliinyk, a Ukrainian cameraman and photographer for Channel 24/a military man, was killed in the battles near Popasna, Luhansk Region, on March 23, 2022.

 

7. Serhiy Zayikovskyi, a Ukrainian historian/translator/publicist/ Armed Forces serviceman, was killed near Kyiv on March 24, 2022.

 

8. Denys Kotenko, a Ukrainian journalist/ employee of the Veterans Affairs Ministry press service, was killed in a battle with Russian occupiers near Kyiv on March 24, 2022.

 

9. Oleksandr Makhov, a Ukrainian journalist for the Ukraine, Ukraine24, Dom TV channels/a veteran of the war in Donbas/a military serviceman, was killed in a battle near Izium, the Kharkiv Region on May 4, 2022.

 

10. Maksym Medynskyi, a Ukrainian journalist/an employee of the Infrastructure Ministry press service/a lieutenant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was killed in an artillery fire near Kharkiv on April 29, 2022.

 

11. Yevhen Starynets, a Ukrainian media personality/manager of the Suspilne Cherkasy TV and radio company/founder of Suspilne in the Cherkasy Region, was killed in a battle for Popasna on April 30, 2022.

 

12. Kostiantyn Kits, a Ukrainian photographer/videographer for the Lutsk-based channel Avers/an AFU soldier, was killed in artillery shelling in the Donetsk Region on May 17, 2022.

 

13. Roman Zhuk, a Ukrainian photographer/videographer from Mukachevo/one of the founders of the volunteer project Chysto.de/an AFU soldier, was killed on May 26, 2022.

 

14. Vitalii Derekh, a Ukrainian journalist/correspondent of Ternopil publications/junior sergeant/commander of the anti-tank detachment of the 1st Brigade named after Ivan Bohun of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was killed in an airstrike near the city of Popasna, Luhansk Region, on May 28, 2022.

 

15. Oleksii Chubashev, a Ukrainian journalist/war correspondent/author and presenter of the program for the military Recrut.UA/former director of the Armiya FM, was killed at the front during the defense of Sievierodonetsk on June 10, 2022.

 

16. Abdulkarim Gulamov (aka Karim), a Ukrainian journalist/TV presenter for the M2 channel/military serviceman, was killed on July 17, 2022.

 

17. Mykola Rachok, a Ukrainian journalist/author of materials and news editor for the InfoCar publication, was killed in a battle with the Wagnerites on July 21, 2022.

 

18. Oleksii Yurchenko, a Ukrainian journalist/operator of the Priamyi TV channel/AFU serviceman, was killed during the liberation of Balakliya, Kharkiv Region, on September 8, 2022.

 

19. Dmytro Shypovskyi, a Ukrainian TV and film cameraman, in recent years, cooperated with Privat TV: Kharkiv and the Al Jazeera TV channel/an AFU serviceman was killed under enemy mortar fire near the village of Druzhba, Donetsk Region, on September 21, 2022.

 

20. Yurii Leliavskyi, a Ukrainian journalist/television personality/captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine/head of the public relations service of the 80th AFU separate airborne assault brigade, was killed in a battle with Russian invaders on September 28, 2022.

 

21. Serhii Sylkin, a Ukrainian media personality/former sound engineer of Suspilne Ivano-Frankivsk/soldier of the 10th separate mountain assault brigade, was killed in a battle near Bakhmut, Donetsk Region, on October 17, 2022.

 

22. Vasyl Yavorskyi, a director of the TV channels Pershyi Zakhidnyi and Espresso, a soldier of the 103rd AFU separate brigade, was killed in artillery fire on October 21, 2022.

 

23. Andrii Zahoruiko, a journalist and director of the Kyiv TV channel/an AFU serviceman, was killed in mortar and artillery fire in the village of Spirne near Bakhmut on November 3, 2022.

 

24. Anton Kolomiiets, a TV presenter from Kherson, an AFU serviceman, was killed in an artillery fire near Bakhmut on December 20, 2022.

 

25. Oleksandr Kuzenkov, a Ukrainian military officer/graduate of the Faculty of Journalism of Kyiv University named after Borys Hrynchenko/the author of the book The Last Smiles of Ilovaisk, was killed in a battle near Bakhmut on December 20, 2022.

 

26. Yevhen Hulevych, a Lviv journalist/cultural expert/head of the Humanitarian Studies Center for Ivan Franko National University of Lviv/AFU Airborne Assault Forces serviceman, was killed near Bakhmut on December 31, 2022.

 

27. Dmytro Kudriavtsev, a Ukrainian military man/former editor of the Fakty ICTV news feed, was killed in a rocket attack near the village of Vodiane near Donetsk on January 25, 2023.

 

28. Pavlo Tymoshenko, an operator of the Cherkasy headquarters of the Inter TV channel/a territorial defense serviceman, was killed near Vuhledar on February 5, 2023.

 

29. Serhii Klymenko, a technical service employee of Suspilne Kherson/a Ukrainian serviceman, was killed in a battle in Mariyinka, Donetsk Region on February 5, 2023.

 

30. Oleksiy Borys, a journalist of Yurydychna Hazeta/58th brigade serviceman, was killed on February 9, 2023.

 

31. Oleksii Olkhovyk, a Suspilne cameraman/Ukrainian military, died from a fatal wound, probably during a shooting battle on March 13, 2023.

 

32. Oleksandr Tsakhniv, an investigative journalist for the Vchasno news agency from Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region/an AFU serviceman, was killed during shelling in the Bakhmut direction on March 25, 2023.

 

33. Andrii Boiko, former cameraman of the Vezha TV and radio company/co-founder of the creative agency YANG.agency/commander of the 102nd Rifle Platoon named after Dmytro Vitovskyi, was killed during shelling near Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Region on April 6, 2023.

 

34. Dmytro Siryk, a radio presenter of Suspilne/a sniper of the mechanized battalion, was killed in an artillery fire near Avdiyivka, Donetsk Region, on April 20, 2023.

 

35. Oleksandr Bondarenko, a journalist for BVS Ukraine, Ukraine TV and radio company/communicator/ an AFU serviceman, was killed in a battle near Kreminna, Luhansk Region, in April 2023.

 

36. Volodymyr Mukan, a journalist for Hazeta Po-Ukrayinsky/magazine Kraina and Gazeta.ua internet portal/an AFU junior sergeant, was killed while performing a combat mission near Bakhmut, Donetsk Region.

 

37. Denys Kryvyi, a naturalist photographer, author of numerous photo publications in the media, serviceman of the Special Operations Forces, was killed in the battles for Bakhmut on May 11, 2023.

 

38. Ivan Kuzminskyi, a researcher of ancient Ukrainian music, candidate of sciences, director of the children’s television channel Maliatko TV, a military serviceman, was killed in a battle near the settlement of Dibrova, Luhansk Region, on May 17, 2023.

 

39. Yevhen Osiievskyi, a journalist, author of the publications Kunsht and Spilne, a military serviceman, was killed in the battle near Bakhmut on May 22, 2023.

 

40. Viktor Petrov, the first editor-in-chief of the Sykhiv Media online publication, a military serviceman, was killed in the battles on the Bakhmut axis on May 29, 2023.

 

41. Roman Chornomaz, a photographer and journalist from Uman, Cherkasy Region, sniper of the Svoboda battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine, was killed in a battle on the Bakhmut axis on June 13, 2023.

 

42. Ivan Shulha, a sound engineer of the STB TV channel, musician, serviceman of the 241^st Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was killed near the village of Zakitne, Kramatorsk District, Donetsk Region, on June 14, 2023.
43. Anton Klitnyi, a journalist of the information portal Stopkor, founder of the 25.info news agency, public figure, serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was killed from a shrapnel wound in the battle near Orikhiv on June 25, 2023.
44. Kostiantyn Hnitetskyi, TV operator of Suspilne from the city of Rivne, a soldier of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, was killed as a result of mortar fire near Dibrova, Luhansk Region, on July 16, 2023.
45. Dmytro Rybakov, an economic columnist, journalist of the Tonis TV channel, author of publications at LB.ua, editor and journalist at Forbes Ukraine, Chas News, candidate of historical sciences, platoon commander in the 47^th Mechanized Brigade Mahura, was killed during an offensive battle on the Melitopol axis on July 17, 2023.

 

Data from monitoring of journalists killed in Ukraine:

 

International Federation of Journalists / European Federation of Journalists.

 

The Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists.

 

American Committee to Protect Journalists.

 

London Justice for Journalists Foundation

 

We remember every media worker who was taken away by the war. Journalists are important!

 

NUJU Information Service