Photographer Agency MIA " today Russia " Andrey Stenin died during the attack of authorized army of Ukraine on militias and immigrants, said on Wednesday the official authorized SC of the Russian Federation Vladimir Markin.

As before said the General Director of the Agency MIA " today Russia " Dmitry Kiselev referring to the expertise of the Investigative Department, reported missing in early August in Ukraine Stenin about a month ago - the car in which he was riding on an editorial assignment, was shot and burned on the highway.


" On the evening of August 6, he (Stenin) from the column immigrants moved by road Snow-Dmitrovka. The convoy was guarded by six of the militia. North-West settlements Dmitrovka Ukrainian army, according to one version 79th airmobile brigade, BMP-2 and the tank opened this column fire to kill, " said Markin.

Stenin was an experienced military photographer, worked in the Last news , at the base of which was created MIA " Russia today ", since 2009. During this time he visited Egypt, Syria and other hot spots.

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