Death of Anatoly Klyan
Anatoly Klyan | |
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| Born | January 23, 1946 |
| Died | June 30, 2014 (aged 68) Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Camera operator |
| Years active | 40 years |
| Employer | Russian Channel One |
Anatoly Klyan (23 January 1946 – 30 June 2014), was a Russian Channel One cameraman who was fatally injured when he was shot while traveling in a bus in Donetsk, Ukraine during the 2014 pro-Russian unrest.[1][2]
Personal
Anatoly Klyan was from Russia, and he was 68 years old when his death occurred.[2][3] He was interned at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow with several colleagues who also died in Ukraine in 2014 while reporting. The other journalists buried there are Andrey Stenin, Igor Kornelyuk, and Anton Voloshin.[4]
Career
Anotoly Klyan was an experienced cameraman as he covered many conflicts in areas such as Nicaragua, Yugoslavia, Angola, Mongolia, and Chechnya. His career in journalism lasted 40 years before his death. Klyan worked for the Pervy Kanal (Channel One Russia) broadcaster.[2][5]
Death
Anatoly Klyan was fatally wounded while he was riding in a bus that was filled with different soldiers' mothers. The bus was trying to get to a Ukrainian military base in Donetsk, Ukraine. As soon as the bus approached the village called Avdiivka, which is near Donetsk, the bus was suddenly fired upon.[2][6][7] The shooting was coming from the Ukrainian forces. Klyan took bullet wounds to his abdomen, but he continued to film on the bus until he told his colleagues that he could no longer carry the camera. Klyan was then placed in a car and taken to the hospital. He later died from his wounds in the local hospital. Klyan had been covering dangerous jobs for his whole career.[1][2][8][9]
Context
The pro-Russian separatists of the War in Donbass were the organizers of this trip. There has been conflict between Kiev forces and pro-Russian separatists in the eastern regions in Ukraine, such as Donetsk and Luhansk. This conflict has caused bloodshed. At the time of Klyan's death, Ukraine was divided between pro-Russians and Ukrainian government supporters.[2][8] According to a BBC News analysis by Stephen Ennis Klyan's employer has in its reports about Ukraine "sought to further demonise and dehumanise the Ukrainian army".[10]
Impact
Klyan's death was part of a series of journalist deaths in Ukraine. He was the fifth journalist that was killed in the region in 2014.[1][2][8][9] VGTRK lost two journalists and a technician in another incident in Luhansk on June 17.[11]
Klyan's death, along with other journalists in Ukraine, has caused anger in Moscow, as Moscow has condemned the attacks on it journalists there. Klyan's death also was part of a violation of a ceasefire agreement.[12] Ukrainian soldiers were blamed by the Russian foreign ministry for the attack that occurred. The Russian foreign ministry demanded an investigation into the assault and attack. They demanded a punishment for the ones responsible for everything that happened.[13]
Reactions
Irina Bokova, director-general of UNESCO, said, "I condemn the murder of Anatoly Klyan. I call on the authorities to conduct an investigation into the murder and bring to account those responsible. Journalists covering events in Ukraine must have an opportunity to fulfill their professional duty, which is to provide citizens with unbiased information and promote news-based discussions without any fear for their own lives."[11]
Moscow was starting to protest. They were expressing their concern about ceasefire.[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Russian journalist killed in Ukraine as gunmen fire on media bus". the Guardian. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Russian cameraman 5th journalist killed in Ukraine". The Washingtion Times.
- ^ "Ukraine: Journalists must be better protected". IFJ. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ Sputnik (22 December 2014). "Rossiya Segodnya Opens Memorial Plaque to Honor Stenin Who Died in Ukraine". sputniknews.com.
- ^ "Russian TV Cameraman Killed In Ukraine, Moscow Protests". Huffington Post. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ "Russian cameraman killed in east Ukraine". aljazeera.com.
- ^ "Russian news journalist killed in Ukraine". UPI. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ a b c "Last word 'camera'! Russian journalist killed in E. Ukraine working till dying breath". rt.com. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "Anatoly Klyan death: Russian cameraman fatally shot in Ukraine 'by government forces'". The Independent. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ How Russian TV uses psychology over Ukraine, BBC News (4 February 2015)
- ^ a b "UNESCO chief condemns Russian journalist's murder in Ukraine". Voice of Russia (Sputnik News). July 2, 2014.
- ^ "Another Russian journalist killed in shooting near Donetsk". Pravda.ru. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ a b Herszenhorn, David M. (June 30, 2014). "Ukrainian President Ends Cease-Fire With Rebels". New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2015.