The name of Andrew Stenina may appear on the memorial in the nation's capital

The name of the deceased in Ukraine photographer MIA " Russia today " Andrew Stenina may appear on the memorial in the U.S. capital, established in memory of the fallen journalists, said Last news Ombudsman on relations With the public Museum of journalism and news (Newseum) Jonathan Thompson.

According to the accepted Newseum practice located in the Museum at the center for American capital memorial is updated every year on the large-scale structure of the glass with a height of 2 floors to carve the names of media workers killed in the line of duty over the past year.

" Unfortunately, Andrew is among the many correspondents whose names our Committee is considering for inclusion in the list of memorial events in the coming year, " said Thompson. According to him, the Committee will start the discussion of this issue by the end of 2014.

" The ceremony itself will take place in may or June 2015 ", - said the representative of the Museum.

on the memorial at the Newseum immortalized the memory of the media workers who lost their lives in the performance, Since 1837.

since the Ukrainian authorities military operations in the South-East of Ukraine took the life of four Russian journalist. Andrew Stenina been looking for almost a month. According to the information of the RF IC, he died about a month ago when the fire in the district of Donetsk. Workers VGTRK Igor Korneluk and Anton Voloshin lost his life in June, near the city of Lugansk, and at the end of June, the operator First channel Anatoly Clan received a fatal wound when under fire Donetsk.


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