Ukraine: French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff killed by Russian shelling
Cenzolovka 02.06.2022
The IPI global network mourns the death of the French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, who was tragically killed by Russian shelling in the city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine on May 30. Leclerc-Imhoff had been a cameraman and reporter for the national TV station BFMTV since 2016. We express our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
Leclerc-Imhoff had been covering the evacuation efforts in the Luhansk region, which has become a focal point of fighting by Russian forces in recent weeks. According to BFMTV, Leclerc-Imhoff was following a humanitarian operation in an armored vehicle when he was struck by shrapnel from a Russian grenade. Two colleagues, Maxime Brandstaette and Oksana Leuta, were also injured, according to reports. “IPI is deeply saddened by the death of Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff,
