Media Workers Killed in 2014: Andrei Mironov
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | 23 December 2014 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Media Workers Killed in 2014: Andrei Mironov, 23 December 2014, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/54a3b2d515.html [accessed 6 June 2023] |
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Memorial
May 24, 2014, in Andreyevka, Ukraine
Mironov, 60, was killed outside the eastern city of Sloviansk after a mortar shell exploded in the ditch where he and Italian photojournalist Andrea Rocchelli were hiding from an unexpected attack, regional and international press reported. A French photojournalist, William Roguelon, was also wounded in the attack, reports said.
Mironov, Rocchelli, and Roguelon were covering clashes in Sloviansk between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russia separatists at the time of the attack, according to news reports. Roguelon, who works for the French news agency Wostok Press, said they were traveling by car in the village of Andreyevka, outside Sloviansk when their car was attacked first by gunfire and then mortar shelling. Roguelon fled from the vehicle, while Rocchelli and Mironov took shelter in a nearby ditch, where they were killed by shrapnel, reports said.
Mironov, 60, was a well-known Russian human rights activist with the prominent human rights organization Memorial. Rocchelli was the founder of Cesura photo agency and contributed to various international publications including Newsweek magazine and Le Monde newspaper, reports said. According to the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Russian service, both journalists had documented human rights issues in conflict zones.
Media Support Worker: In 2003, CPJ began documenting the deaths of vital media employees such as translators, drivers, fixers, and administrative workers.
