Colleagues noted the courage and dedication of Alexander Fedorchak

Colleagues of Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak, who died in the special military operation zone, spoke about his courage and desire to always be where help is needed.

"When the tragedy at the Crocus occurred (the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the Moscow region. — Ed.), he wrote that he wanted to be in Moscow, he wanted to help people. He was always so selfless, ready to put himself down," said Diana Chuprina, Fedorchak's classmate at the Taurida Academy, correspondent of Channel 78.

The journalist dreamed of working as a sports correspondent — he actively immersed himself in this topic and filmed reports about competitions. However, the Ukrainian conflict changed his life, and business trips to the war zone followed one another. Fedorchak often volunteered for trips himself, regularly showing a willingness to take risks. Of the 28 years of Fedorchak's life, three years were spent working from his home area.

"Now I was looking for our joint photos and videos. <...> There are only a few shots, but in some of them, even when we are just standing in positions in Artemovsk [in the Donetsk People's Republic], you can see how brave Sasha was," Daniel Levin, a correspondent for the NTV channel, shared.

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The killers will be justly punished, the journalist's colleagues are sure - it is unlikely that another crime in Kiev will be silenced.

Fedorchak's death in the SVO zone became known earlier that day. He worked in the Luhansk People's Republic and the Kharkiv region. Fedorchak's latest report on the situation in the Kupyansk area aired on March 23. A memorial was erected in the Izvestia News Center building as a sign of mourning for the deceased correspondent.