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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Arman Soldin joined [[Agence France-Presse]] in 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,<ref>{{cite news |title=Ukraine: When things fall apart |url=https://correspondent.afp.com/ukraine-when-things-fall-apart |work=Agence France-Presse |date=24 March 2022}}</ref> but returned to Ukraine in September 2022, working as a video coordinator.<ref name="monde" /> In [[Kherson]] in December 2022, Soldin produced video for AFP of risky civilian rescues of Ukrainians stranded on islands in the [[Dnieper|Dnieper River]] after Russian troops retreated in November to the other side of the Dnieper, but kept snipers and artillery trained along the river, rendering it a new front line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peuchot |first=Emmanuel |last2=Soldin |first2=Arman |date=2022-12-08 |title=Snipers and icy water: Ukrainians risk Dnieper River crossings |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/12/08/world/ukrainians-dnieper-river-crossings/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref> His coverage in January 2023 showed an intense Russian offensive on [[Soledar]], a town in the eastern Donetsk region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newspaper |first=The Peninsula |date=2023-01-13 |title=Ukraine resisting 'high intensity' offensive in Soledar |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/13/01/2023/ukraine-resisting-high-intensity-offensive-in-soledar |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref> In April 2023 he covered Ukrainian soldiers digging defences near Bakhmut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PEUCHOT |first=Emmanuel |title=Trench-digging Ukrainian Troops Targeted By Russian Strikes |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/trench-digging-ukrainian-troops-targeted-by-russian-strikes-ab260ec5 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=www.barrons.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Arman Soldin joined [[Agence France-Presse]] in 2015, in Rome, then in London, and since 2020 again in Rome. He was a sports commentator 2021-2023 on [[Premier League|English Premier League]], [[UEFA Women's Championship|UEFA Women's Euro]], [[UEFA Super Cup]] matches for [[Canal+]] France.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arman Soldin |url=https://icdb.tv/stats/6087/Arman-Soldin |access-date=10 May 2023 |website=Internet Commentator Database.}}</ref> |
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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,<ref>{{cite news |title=Ukraine: When things fall apart |url=https://correspondent.afp.com/ukraine-when-things-fall-apart |work=Agence France-Presse |date=24 March 2022}}</ref> but returned to Ukraine in September 2022, working as a video coordinator.<ref name="monde" /> In [[Kherson]] in December 2022, Soldin produced video for AFP of risky civilian rescues of Ukrainians stranded on islands in the [[Dnieper|Dnieper River]] after Russian troops retreated in November to the other side of the Dnieper, but kept snipers and artillery trained along the river, rendering it a new front line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peuchot |first=Emmanuel |last2=Soldin |first2=Arman |date=2022-12-08 |title=Snipers and icy water: Ukrainians risk Dnieper River crossings |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/12/08/world/ukrainians-dnieper-river-crossings/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref> His coverage in January 2023 showed an intense Russian offensive on [[Soledar]], a town in the eastern Donetsk region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newspaper |first=The Peninsula |date=2023-01-13 |title=Ukraine resisting 'high intensity' offensive in Soledar |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/13/01/2023/ukraine-resisting-high-intensity-offensive-in-soledar |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref> In April 2023 he covered Ukrainian soldiers digging defences near Bakhmut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PEUCHOT |first=Emmanuel |title=Trench-digging Ukrainian Troops Targeted By Russian Strikes |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/trench-digging-ukrainian-troops-targeted-by-russian-strikes-ab260ec5 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=www.barrons.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Killed in Ukraine == |
== Killed in Ukraine == |
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Revision as of 06:50, 10 May 2023
Arman Soldin | |
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| Born | October 21, 1991 |
| Died | May 9, 2023 (aged 31) |
| Citizenship | French |
| Alma mater | University College London University of Sarajevo Université Lumière |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2015–2023 |
| Employer | Agence France-Presse |
Arman Soldin (21 March 1991 – 9 May 2023) was a Bosnian-born French journalist.[1]
Origin
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]
Education
Soldin took the French Baccalaureate, specialisingn in Science, with an upper second class honour at the Lycée Saint Martin, Rennes, 2006–2009. In 2013 at University College London he attained a BA in Politics & Eastern European Studies with Politics, Economics, History, International Relations, and there was co-editor in chef of its Eureka Magazine covering politics, society, arts and culture. At the Académie Nationale des Arts Scéniques de Bosnie-Hérzégovine, Université de Sarajevo his 2014 MA was in Production and Management in performing arts, and cinematography and production in film and video; then in 2014-15 he graduated from the Université Lumière, Lyon with a Masters in Journalism - New Journalistic Practices.
Career
Arman Soldin joined Agence France-Presse in 2015, in Rome, then in London, and since 2020 again in Rome. He was a sports commentator 2021-2023 on English Premier League, UEFA Women's Euro, UEFA Super Cup matches for Canal+ France.[3]
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,[4] but returned to Ukraine in September 2022, working as a video coordinator.[1] In Kherson in December 2022, Soldin produced video for AFP of risky civilian rescues of Ukrainians stranded on islands in the Dnieper River after Russian troops retreated in November to the other side of the Dnieper, but kept snipers and artillery trained along the river, rendering it a new front line.[5] His coverage in January 2023 showed an intense Russian offensive on Soledar, a town in the eastern Donetsk region.[6] In April 2023 he covered Ukrainian soldiers digging defences near Bakhmut.[7]
Killed in Ukraine
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 Grad rocket[8] which exploded near the place he was lying, nobody else was injured.[1] Soldin was 32.[9]
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.[10]
The CPJ noted that Soldin is the 17th journalist to be killed in Ukraine since 2022.[8]
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.
- ^ "Arman Soldin". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine: When things fall apart". Agence France-Presse. 24 March 2022.
- ^ Peuchot, Emmanuel; Soldin, Arman (2022-12-08). "Snipers and icy water: Ukrainians risk Dnieper River crossings". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ Newspaper, The Peninsula (2023-01-13). "Ukraine resisting 'high intensity' offensive in Soledar". thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ PEUCHOT, Emmanuel. "Trench-digging Ukrainian Troops Targeted By Russian Strikes". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ a b Patil, Anushka (2023-05-09). "An A.F.P. journalist was killed by rocket fire near the intense fighting in the area around Bakhmut". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ 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.