French broadcaster pays tribute to journalist killed in eastern Ukraine

Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, a French journalist, was slain today while reporting in eastern Ukraine.

When Russian soldiers attacked a civilian evacuation van on the way to Lyssytchansk in the Severodonetsk region, he was on board.

Mr. Leclerc-Imhoff worked as a journalist for BFM TV, a French network that has subsequently issued a statement.

It says: “The editorial staff of BFM TV and the Altice media group have the immense pain to announce the disappearance of one of ours. Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, image reporter, was killed on Monday on the road to Lyssytchansk in the Severodonetsk region, Ukraine.

“Our reporter was covering the ongoing war. He was the victim of shrapnel while following a humanitarian operation in an armored vehicle on Monday.”

He worked there for six years.

The statement says: “The Altice media group and the editorial staff of BFM TV share the pain of his family and loved ones. This tragic event reminds us of the dangers faced by all journalists who have been reporting this conflict at the risk of their lives for more than three months now.”