Izvestia correspondent Alexander Martemyanov was posthumously awarded the Order of the DNR

The deceased Izvestiya correspondent Alexander Martemyanov was posthumously awarded the Order of the Donetsk People's Republic.

On January 8, the award was presented by the chairman of the People's Council of the DNR, Konstantin Kuzmin, to the parents of the deceased.

On the same day, the funeral of the war correspondent took place in Donetsk. The farewell ceremony took place at the cemetery "Donetsk Sea". To say goodbye to Martemyanov came his family, friends and colleagues.

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Izvestia correspondent Alexander Martemyanov was killed on January 4 when a Ukrainian army drone hit his car on the Donetsk-Gorlovka highway. He died of his wounds. A criminal case was opened under Articles 105, 167 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Murder and attempted murder of two or more persons", "Intentional damage to property").

The head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) Denis Pushilin noted that Martemyanov's materials about Donbass "were brave and objective", the military correspondent also provided assistance to the residents of the republic.

Alexander Martemyanov worked as a correspondent for Izvestia since 2014. In 2023, he was wounded during shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donetsk, but returned to work after his recovery. Martemyanov has been awarded the medal "For Bravery" and the insignia "For Merit to the Donetsk People's Republic" III degree.