Russia will raise the issue of the death of journalists as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the UN Security Council.

Russia will raise the issue of the deaths of Russian journalists as a result of attacks by Ukrainian militants during the next meeting of the UN Security Council. This was announced on March 24 at the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations.

"We will definitely raise this issue at the next meeting on Ukraine," TASS quoted a statement from the Russian diplomatic mission.

The death of Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak became known on March 24. The journalist worked on the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) and the Kharkiv region. In addition, on the same day, it was reported about the death of Andrei Panov, the operator of the Zvezda TV channel, and Alexander Sirkeli, the driver of the film crew. According to Zvezda, they worked on the same set together with the deceased Izvestia correspondent.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Fedorchak's death in the special operation zone is a new crime by the Ukrainian leadership against freedom of speech and it will not be forgotten. She also expressed her condolences to the family and friends of the deceased correspondent.

On the same day, the deputy official representative of the UN Secretary General, Farhan Haq, called for an investigation into the death of Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak.