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| Ukraine brags about ‘attacking’ Russian journalist | Ukraine brags about ‘attacking’ Russian journalist |
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| War correspondent Aleksandr Korobov has been hospitalized, his employer said | War correspondent Aleksandr Korobov has been hospitalized, his employer said |
| Russian war correspondent Aleksandr Korobov has been hospitalized after an apparent attack, the regional broadcaster GTRK Belgorod confirmed Monday. | Russian war correspondent Aleksandr Korobov has been hospitalized after an apparent attack, the regional broadcaster GTRK Belgorod confirmed Monday. |
| The statement came after Ukraine claimed that its agents had ambushed Korobov in Belgorod and fatally injured him. | The statement came after Ukraine claimed that its agents had ambushed Korobov in Belgorod and fatally injured him. |
| “He is in a hospital,” GTRK Belgorod chief Nadezhda Vlasova said in a comment to several media outlets, adding that the journalist has been “injured” in an unspecified incident. She denied Kiev’s claim that Korobov had died. | “He is in a hospital,” GTRK Belgorod chief Nadezhda Vlasova said in a comment to several media outlets, adding that the journalist has been “injured” in an unspecified incident. She denied Kiev’s claim that Korobov had died. |
| The news website Lenta.ru cited its sources as saying that Korobov was hospitalized with a head injury. | The news website Lenta.ru cited its sources as saying that Korobov was hospitalized with a head injury. |
| According to local media, Korobov frequently covered the shelling of Russia’s Belgorod Region by Ukrainian troops, as well as the fighting in the Donbass. Apart from working for the Russia-1 TV channel, he produced reports for Zvezda, a channel that is run by the Russian Defense Ministry. | |
| On Monday, the Ukrainian military intelligence service HUR claimed that Korobov “had his skull fractured” and “succumbed to his injuries.” HUR published a 30-second video of a man walking on a street with his face not visible. The same clip later shows a man lying on the ground with his head blurred out. | On Monday, the Ukrainian military intelligence service HUR claimed that Korobov “had his skull fractured” and “succumbed to his injuries.” HUR published a 30-second video of a man walking on a street with his face not visible. The same clip later shows a man lying on the ground with his head blurred out. |
| HUR accused Korobov of “producing false reports about the war and personally participating in grave war crimes against Ukraine.” | HUR accused Korobov of “producing false reports about the war and personally participating in grave war crimes against Ukraine.” |
| “Every war crime there will be followed by a just retribution,” HUR said in a statement on its website. | “Every war crime there will be followed by a just retribution,” HUR said in a statement on its website. |
| The Russian authorities have not yet commented on the incident. RT could not independently verify the video released by HUR. | The Russian authorities have not yet commented on the incident. RT could not independently verify the video released by HUR. |
| Several Russian journalists have been killed while covering the conflict in Ukraine, with Moscow accusing Kiev’s forces of deliberately targeting the press. | Several Russian journalists have been killed while covering the conflict in Ukraine, with Moscow accusing Kiev’s forces of deliberately targeting the press. |
| Last month, Evgeny Poddubny, a veteran war correspondent for Russia-1, was injured when a Ukrainian kamikaze drone struck his car. The attack occurred as Poddubny was covering the Ukrainian incursion in Russia’s Kursk Region. He was discharged from a hospital on September 13. | Last month, Evgeny Poddubny, a veteran war correspondent for Russia-1, was injured when a Ukrainian kamikaze drone struck his car. The attack occurred as Poddubny was covering the Ukrainian incursion in Russia’s Kursk Region. He was discharged from a hospital on September 13. |