The war between Russia and Ukraine is about to complete a month. During this, thousands of people have lost their lives, out of which there are many people who have reached there from other countries. Meanwhile, the news of the death of a Russian journalist has come to the fore. A Russian journalist was killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Wednesday. It is being told that this female journalist was continuously opposing the Russian attack in Ukraine and was continuously speaking against Putin’s policies.
Indeed, Reuters quoted sources as saying that 42-year-old Oksana Ballina lost her life in Russian bombing in Kyiv’s Podolsky district. Ballina worked for investigative news outlet The Insider and was shooting videos of the devastation in Kyiv during that time for the news outlet. A Ukrainian civilian who was with Ballina also died during the attack. There two people have been injured.
The head of the Ukrainian Journalists’ Union confirmed Ballina’s death on her official social media page, according to the report, saying she was reporting after a bombing and had been hit by Russian attacks. However, many are also speculating that it may be that Ballina may have been deliberately killed by the Russian army because she was constantly speaking out against Russia.
Not only this, there is also a fact that Ballina has also worked for the Anti-Corruption Group of Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Last year itself, this group was declared a militant organization. After this Ballina had to leave the country. At present, Ballina was reporting continuously against corruption in Russia. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ballina published several reports from Kyiv and Liv for Insider.
Insider expressed grief over Ballina’s death. Insider has said that despite the attack, we will continue to cover the war in Ukraine. Ballina’s colleagues took to social media to express their condolences. Not only this, Vladimir Milov, who worked with Ballina, even vowed to avenge her death.
So far, five journalists have died in the ongoing war in Ukraine. Among them is American journalist Brent Renaud. On the other hand, despite almost months, Russia’s continuous invasion of Ukraine continues. Recently, Ukraine’s President Zelensky once again on Thursday urged citizens around the world to take to the streets in protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.