The Russian Defense Ministry said the incident occurred on August 29, while Italian journalist Matthias Sorbi was covering military operations on the part of the Ukrainian army.
An Italian journalist, Mattia Sorbi, was injured by a mine explosion in the region of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces have counterattacked, the Russian military announced today.
THE Sorby he is being treated in a hospital controlled by Moscow.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the incident occurred on August 29, while Matia Sorby was covering military operations on the part of the Ukrainian military. The car he was in hit a mine near the border, killing his driver and seriously injuring the journalist.
According to the ministry, Russian soldiers rushed to the aid of Matias Sorby, under “a barrage of fire”, took him out of the vehicle and took him to a hospital. He has multiple injuries and is in a stable condition, the ministry said, arguing that the Ukrainian military deliberately drove the journalist into a danger zone to then blame Moscow for his death.
The military released a video of the journalist, lying in a hospital bed, speaking in Italian.
Moscow did not specify which media outlet Matia Sorbi worked for.
Since the war began on February 24, eight journalists have been killed, according to Reporters Without Borders.
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