A prominent war correspondent for Russian state television was seriously injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in the southwestern region of Kursk, his employer said late Wednesday.
Rossiya-24 correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny was hospitalized after his vehicle was hit by a drone while on a reporting assignment on Ukraine’s surprise invasion of the Kursk region, which began early Tuesday.
Initial reports incorrectly stated that Poddubny had died, but authorities later confirmed that he had regained consciousness and was being treated at a local hospital.
“Great doctors, doing a great job overall,” Poddubny said in an audio message released Thursday morning by acting governor of the Kursk region, Alexei Smirnov, who added that the journalist was evacuated to Moscow after doctors stabilized his condition.
The Russian Investigative Committee, which is responsible for investigating serious crimes, launched a criminal investigation into the attack on Poddubny, classifying the incidents as attempted murder and obstruction of the press.
The law enforcement agency said it was “taking all possible measures to identify those involved and bring them to justice.”
According to the state news agency TASS, the United Nations expressed concern about the attack on Poddubny.
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