Veteran Russian war correspondent wounded in Ukrainian drone attack

Journalist Evgeny Poddubny has reportedly been seriously injured in Russia’s Kursk Region

Evgeny Poddubny, a war correspondent for the state-run TV channel Russia-1, has been wounded in Kursk Region, the broadcaster confirmed on Wednesday.

The journalist had been covering ongoing hostilities in Russia’s Kursk Region, which continued after Kiev’s forces launched a major cross-border incursion early on Tuesday.

According to preliminary information, the reporter was injured when his car was hit by a Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drone.

The journalist received “serious wounds” in the attack and has been hospitalized, the broadcaster has said.

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