Reuters British security adviser killed in Russian airstrike in Ukraine

A security advisor from a news agency team Reuters identified as Ryan Evansa British national, died this Sunday after a Russian attack against the Hotel Sapphirein the Ukrainian city of Kramatorskin Donetsk province. Two other members of the team, Ukrainian and American, were injured.

“We are devastated to learn that Reuters security adviser Ryan Evans has died, I was with our team of reporters in Ukraine“, the international news agency said in a statement.

“Ryan was part of a team staying at the Sapphire Hotel in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, when it was hit by a projectile on Saturday, August 24, 2024,” he added.Two of our journalists are in hospital. One has serious injuries. “Three more colleagues are safe,” the agency said. The company is now cooperating with the authorities in Kramatorsk and is trying to obtain “more information about the attack urgently.”

The building where the Reuters team was located was reportedly hit by a projectile. The hotel is located about 20 kilometers from the front..

Initial assessments suggest that the projectile was a Iskander ballistic missile which hit a residential area of ​​the city on Saturday night, the Ukrainian prosecutor’s office also said on Telegram.

The Injured journalists, aged 38 and 40suffering from shock, broken limbs, cuts and other injuries, according to Ukrainian authorities.

Russia has launched eight missiles in total on Ukrainian territory during the night, after the celebration of Ukraine’s Independence Day on Saturday, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mikola Oleshchuk said on Telegram. Most of the missiles and eight of nine drones launched have been intercepted.