UNESCO said it was monitoring the deaths of journalists in the LPR.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) monitors the deaths of journalists in the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) as a result of attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was stated on March 26 by a representative of the organization to TASS.

"UNESCO is aware of the reports of these cases and continues to monitor them in accordance with its working methods," he said.

At the same time, UNESCO refrained from additional comments.

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On the same day, the BRICS Journalists Association appealed to UNESCO in connection with the murders of Russian correspondents while they were performing their professional duties. They asked to take measures and provide assistance to protect Russian journalists and their rights in the current conditions, including the right to freedom of speech.

On March 24, Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak was killed in the special operation zone. 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.

At the same time, on March 24, Andrey Panov, a cameraman for the Zvezda TV channel, and Alexander Sirkeli, the driver of the film crew, died in the special operation zone. They worked on the same set with Fedorchak. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case into the deaths of journalists.

On March 26, it became known that Anna Prokofieva, a military correspondent for Channel One, was killed while performing her professional duty in the Belgorod Region, and cameraman Dmitry Volkov was also injured.