A memorial plaque in memory of Stanine opened on Zubovsky Boulevard, 4

A memorial Plaque in honor of photographer MIA " Russia Today " Andrew Stenina, who died in Ukraine during the performance of professional duty arose on the first day of the week on building Agency in the Russian capital.

on the first day of the week Andrew would have been 34 years.

The event was held at the address: Zubovsky Boulevard, building 4. On the Board profile Andrew Stenina and the inscription: " Photojournalist Stenin Andrey Alekseevich killed in the performance of professional duty under the Donetsk 06. 08. 2014 ".

The Board is made of Myachkovo limestone, the traditional material of the capital province. The concept and appearance made Design center MIA " Russia Today ". Full Board at a special 3D machine for stone processing.

in the opening event was attended by the head of Rospechat Mikhail Seslavinsky, CEO MIA " Today Russia " Dmitry Kiselyov, head of VGTRK Oleg Dobrodeyev, as Well as colleagues from the editorial teams whose Employees lost their lives, doing their own professional duty during the war in the East of Ukraine - VGTRK and the First channel.

since the Ukrainian authorities military operations in the South-East of the country lost their lives, four Russian journalist photojournalist Agency " Russia Today " Andrey Stenin, Workers VGTRK Igor Korneluk and Anton Voloshin, the operator First channel Anatoly Clan. Also took the life of Italian and Ukrainian correspondents.

After the event on the first day of the week, there will be a media press conference dedicated to the launch of the I international photojournalism contest name Andrew Stenina, organized by MIA " Russia Today ". The contest is intended to preserve the memory of the master photographer who was killed in the last month of the summer of 2014 in the East of Ukraine.

Andrey Stenin was lost in the beginning of August this year, around the town of Snow in the Donetsk region, where the Ukrainian Military carried out a special operation against the militias. The Director General of the Agency MIA " Today Russia " Dmitry Kiselev 3 September announced the capture of data of the RF IC, showing that the photographer died as a result of the shelling incident Ukrainian servicemen. The journalist was buried on September 5 Troekurov cemetery very close With colleagues from RTR and the First channel, killed in June in Ukraine. The head of the Russian Federation centuries Putin signed a decree on awarding Andrew Stenina the order of Courage for heroism in the performance of professional duty.


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