Reuters safety adviser killed after Russian strike on Ukrainian hotel

Reuters safety adviser killed after Russian strike on Ukrainian hotel


A Reuters safety adviser was killed and two journalists were injured after a Russian missile struck a hotel in eastern Ukraine.

Ryan Evans, a former British soldier, was staying at the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk as part of a six-person team when a Russian Iskander missile struck the hotel on Saturday night, reducing it to “rubble,” according to the Associated Press. His body was found Sunday under the rubble after debris had been cleared by excavators.

Two journalists were injured, with one being treated for serious injuries.

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Evans had been working for Reuters since 2022 and advised its journalists on safety in Ukraine, Israel, and at the Paris Olympics.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the strike on Sunday and confirmed that both British and U.S.

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