A Russian state television war correspondent was killed in a mine explosion near the Ukrainian border, Channel One reported Wednesday.
The incident took place in Russia’s Belgorod region, on the border with Ukraine, the broadcaster said.
“Channel One war correspondent Anna Prokofieva died while carrying out her professional duty,” the network stated. “The Channel One film crew hit an enemy mine.”
The explosion also injured cameraman Dmitry Volkov, according to the report.
Prokofieva, 35, had been covering the war in Ukraine for Channel One since 2023. Her last Telegram post on Tuesday showed her wearing military fatigues and a head-mounted camera while sitting in a forest.
Several Russian journalists have died while covering the war, including an Izvestia correspondent killed Monday in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region.
Since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, at least 21 journalists have lost their lives, according to the International Federation of Journalists.
