Russian journalist killed by Ukrainian shelling in Zaporizhzhia: Defence Ministry

Moscow, July 23 A journalist for Russia's RIA Novosti was killed and three others were injured by Ukrainian shelling in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russia's Defence Ministry said in a statement.

According to the Ministry, four journalists from RIA Novosti and Izvestia received various injuries as a result of an artillery strike by the armed forces of Ukraine using cluster munitions on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.

RIA Novosti journalist Rostislav Zhuravlev succumbed to his wounds during the evacuation, while the condition of the other three injured remained stable, it added.

The Ukrainian side has yet to respond to the Russian statement.

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