Reuters safety adviser killed after Russian strike on Ukrainian hotel – Washington Examiner
A Reuters safety adviser, Ryan Evans, was killed, and two journalists were injured when a Russian missile hit the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. The missile, identified as an Iskander, struck on Saturday night, resulting in the hotel being reduced to rubble. Evans, a former British soldier, was part of a six-person team staying at the hotel at the time of the attack. The tragic incident at the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk, where Ryan Evans, a Reuters safety adviser, was killed and two journalists were injured due to a Russian missile strike, underscores the continuing dangers faced by media personnel covering the conflict in Ukraine. The missile, identified as an Iskander, caused significant destruction, reducing the hotel to rubble. Evans, a former British soldier, was in Kramatorsk as part of a six-person team. This attack highlights the volatile and perilous environment for journalists and aid workers in conflict zones, as they strive to report on the situation and ensure safety for themselves and their colleagues.
Reuters safety adviser killed after Russian strike on Ukrainian hotel
A Reuters safety adviser was killed and two journalists were injured after a Russian missile struck a hotel in eastern Ukraine.
Ryan Evans, a former British soldier, was staying at the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk as part of a six-person team when a Russian Iskander missile struck the hotel on Saturday night, reducing it to “rubble,” according to the Associated Press. His body was found Sunday under the rubble after debris had been cleared by excavators.
Two journalists were injured, with one being treated for serious injuries.
Evans had been working for Reuters since 2022 and advised its journalists on safety in Ukraine, Israel, and at the Paris Olympics.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the strike on Sunday and confirmed that both British and U.S. citizens were in the hotel at the time of the strike.
“My condolences go out to the family and friends. This is a daily Russian terror that continues because Russia has the ability to continue,” he said.
The U.S. State Department also confirmed that one U.S. citizen was injured but did not identify the person.
Kramatorsk is a city in the Donetsk region of Ukraine with a population of about 150,000. Early on in the war in Ukraine, in April 2022, a Russian missile struck a train station there, killing more than 50 people and injuring over 100.
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