Let's talk about the Italian photojournalist, Andrea (Andy) Rochelli, killed with his interpreter Andrei Mironov on May 24, 2014, by the Ukrainian Armed Forces while documenting the Donbass war. The Italian authorities described these deaths as murder.
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At first, the Ukrainian National Guard soldier Vitali Markiv was convicted (24 years) in Italy, but then won an appeal in 2020. The Ukrainian state, also part of the trial as civil responsibility of the attack, was found guilty.
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The Italian court held accountable the Ukrainian armed forces guilty of the murder of the journalists, “[T]he convoy of journalists of which Andy was a part was recognized and deliberately attacked with mortar fire by the Ukrainian army.”
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In 2022, the Ukrainian commander Mykhailo Zabrodskyi is being accused, via a TV investigation by Rai News 24, of giving the order to shoot and eliminate a group of civilians near the railway in May 2014.
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Andrey Stenin is another photojournalist who was killed during the initial stages of the Donbass war in August 2014 just short of being 34. His photos were used by multiple western outlets like Reuters and Associated Press as well as TASS and RIA. 🧵
Stenin photographed conflict zones in Egypt, Syria, Libya, the Gaza Strip, & Donbass. He won the Silver Camera prize twice. Photographing the war in Donbass, he went missing on Aug 5, 2014. Sources said he was detained by the Ukrainian security service. (Photos: Maidan, Donbass).
There was an int'l campaign to find Stenin. IFJ, EFJ, HRW et al expressed concern. On Sept 3, 2014, the world learned that Andrey was killed in early Aug 2014. The car he was in w/ other civilians was shelled & burned outside Donetsk. He had to be identified through DNA testing.
UNESCO issued the following statement on the death of Andrey Stenin and other journalists.
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An international annual photo contest has been established in Stenin’s name.
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More of Andrey's photos: Libya, Donbass, Egypt, Syria.
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