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On 9 May 2023, the team was near the city of [[Chasiv Yar]], [[Donetsk Oblast]], together with a detachment of Ukrainian soldiers. Soldin was killed by a rocket which exploded near the place he was lying, nobody else was injured.<ref name="monde"/> Soldin was 32.<ref name="harding">{{cite news |last1=Harding |first1=Luke |authorlink=Luke Harding |title=French journalist killed in Russian rocket strike in Ukraine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/09/french-journalist-killed-in-russian-rocket-strike-in-ukraine |work=The Guardian |date=9 May 2023}}</ref> |
On 9 May 2023, the team was near the city of [[Chasiv Yar]], [[Donetsk Oblast]], together with a detachment of Ukrainian soldiers. Soldin was killed by a rocket which exploded near the place he was lying, nobody else was injured.<ref name="monde"/> Soldin was 32.<ref name="harding">{{cite news |last1=Harding |first1=Luke |authorlink=Luke Harding |title=French journalist killed in Russian rocket strike in Ukraine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/09/french-journalist-killed-in-russian-rocket-strike-in-ukraine |work=The Guardian |date=9 May 2023}}</ref> |
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Soldin was an avid [[social media]] user. One of the stories which received attention was when he and his team found an injured [[hedgehog]] in a trench, fed and released it to nature after a couple of days.<ref name="france24"/> |
Gulnoza Said, the [[Committee to Protect Journalists]]' Europe and Central Asia program coordinator in New York responded to news of his death with the statement:<blockquote>The Committee to Protect Journalists is profoundly saddened by the death of journalist Arman Soldin while covering the war in Ukraine. We extend our deep condolences to his friends and family. Journalists are civilians whose reporting from war zones is essential. We call on Russian and Ukrainian authorities to thoroughly investigate the circumstances of Soldin’s death.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spicer |first=Sarah |date=2023-05-09 |title=AFP journalist Arman Soldin killed while covering war in Ukraine |url=https://cpj.org/2023/05/afp-journalist-arman-soldin-killed-while-covering-war-in-ukraine/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Committee to Protect Journalists |language=en-US}}</ref></blockquote>Soldin was an avid [[social media]] user. One of the stories which received attention was when he and his team found an injured [[hedgehog]] in a trench, fed and released it to nature after a couple of days.<ref name="france24"/> |
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Arman Soldin | |
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| Born | 21 March 1991  Sarajevo |
| Died | 9 May 2023 (aged 32) Chasiv Yar |
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| Occupation | Video journalist |
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Arman Soldin (21 March 1991 – 9 May 2023) was a Bosnian-born French journalist.[1]
Soldin was born on 21 March 1991 in Sarajevo. He was evacuated to France in 1992, at the age of 12 months. Soldin spoke French, English, Italian, and Bosnian as native language.[2] He worked with Agence France-Presse since 2015, in Rome, then in London, and since 2020 again in Rome. As the Russian invasion started in February 2022, he was immediately sent to Ukraine with the Agence France-Presse team to cover the invasion. He was later rotated, against his wishes,[3] but returned to Ukraine in September 2022, working as a video coordinator.[1]
On 9 May 2023, the team was near the city of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, together with a detachment of Ukrainian soldiers. Soldin was killed by a rocket which exploded near the place he was lying, nobody else was injured.[1] Soldin was 32.[4]
Gulnoza Said, the Committee to Protect Journalists' Europe and Central Asia program coordinator in New York responded to news of his death with the statement:
The Committee to Protect Journalists is profoundly saddened by the death of journalist Arman Soldin while covering the war in Ukraine. We extend our deep condolences to his friends and family. Journalists are civilians whose reporting from war zones is essential. We call on Russian and Ukrainian authorities to thoroughly investigate the circumstances of Soldin’s death.[5]
Soldin was an avid social media user. One of the stories which received attention was when he and his team found an injured hedgehog in a trench, fed and released it to nature after a couple of days.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "AFP journalist killed by rocket fire in eastern Ukraine". Le Monde. 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Arman Soldin, from Sarajevo to reporting on Ukraine front lines". France 24. 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine: When things fall apart". Agence France-Presse. 24 March 2022.
- ^ Harding, Luke (9 May 2023). "French journalist killed in Russian rocket strike in Ukraine". The Guardian.
- ^ Spicer, Sarah (2023-05-09). "AFP journalist Arman Soldin killed while covering war in Ukraine". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2023-05-09.