The dead journalists of the VGTRK themselves are to blame for the shelling, the authorities of Ukraine say

The Ukrainian authorities, commenting on the death of two Russian journalists near Lugansk, are trying to blame the incident on the incident on themselves. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claims that journalist Igor Kornelyuk did not have permission to work in the country, thereby making it clear that the VGTRK correspondent himself was responsible for being in a dangerous region. In turn, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Yuri Sergeev, describing the incident to the colleagues of the victims, said that Ukrainian law enforcement troops opened fire after a group of "terrorists" attacked them. Russian journalists were not far from the "terrorists", did not have protective means and identification marks of the press, he explained.

The Vesti correspondent Igor Kornelyuk died on Tuesday afternoon in the hospital from the wounds at a mortar shelling near the village of Metalist near Lugansk. His colleague video engineer Anton Voloshin was considered missing, but the day before, a confirmation of his death appeared on the Vesti website. It was reported that the operator Viktor Denisov, who was not injured as a result of shelling, since at that moment he moved away from his colleagues to remove the separatists, recognized Voloshin’s body in the morgue.

An overview of articles in the Russian press describing the circumstances of the tragedy on Wednesday leads "headlines" .

The fact that the deceased Igor Kornelyuk did not receive permission to work in Ukraine, the program "Events of the Television " Ukraine " was reported by the head of the press center of the Security Service of Ukraine Marina Ostapenko.

However, RIA Novosti notes that at present, Russian journalists are not required to work in Ukraine. The relevant amendments to the law on information entered into force on May 9, 2011 and were aimed at equalizing the rights of foreign and Ukrainian representatives of the media. Although the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine in April reported that they were working on the issue of returning accreditation for Russian journalists to work in the country, but so far there have been no new rules.

Recall that the death of journalists of the VGTRK was not the first similar case for the period of armed confrontation in the east of Ukraine. So, at the end of May, near Slavyansk, the Italian journalist Andrea Rockelli and his Russian translator Andrei Mironov died .

The Permanent Representative of Ukraine at the UN spoke about the incident: the "terrorists" attacked the troops, they answered

On the eve, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN also tried to convince foreign journalists that their Russian colleague Igor Kornelyuk died on his own oversight during the shelling of the Ukrainian armed forces. The prime minister of the self -proclaimed "Lugansk People's Republic" Vasily Nikitin previously stated that the National Guard conducted aimed fire from mortars.

As the ambassador assured, firstly, the Russian was next to the separatists who fired at the army, and secondly, that he was a journalist, allegedly became known only after he went to the hospital. Sergeev spoke to correspondents immediately after the UN Security Council published a statement calling for a thorough investigation of all cases of violence against journalists in Ukraine, which expressed concern about the detention of the press in this country, RIA Novosti reports.

The Ukrainian Permanent Representative set out its version of the events: "This morning a group of terrorists attacked Ukrainian law enforcement troops near Lugansk. Those answered. Ten terrorists were killed in battle, many of them were injured, and among them a Russian journalist. Only in the hospital it became known that Igor Korneluk was a Russian journalist." Note that the Vesti operator Viktor Denisov, who was also at the place of shelling, previously said that all journalists had identification signs with the inscription "Media".

Yuri Sergeev emphasized that the Kyiv authorities "recommended (journalists) to have protective equipment, including helmets and vests." “They did not follow this and worked at their risk,” the ambassador said. On the eve of Channel One, it was reported that Igor Kornelyuk always put on a body armor and helmet during the trips to the place of battles, but on Tuesday the protective equipment remained in the hotel, as the journalists said that there would be little work.

The ambassador to the UN also noted that "it is still unclear whether he (Korneluk) entered Ukraine legally or not, but he did not follow the instructions that all journalists should be accredited and noticeable as journalists."

The reaction of the world community to the tragedy

The death of journalists caused a powerful public outcry around the world. In addition to the UN Security Council, the Human Rights Watch and the journalists protection committee called to pay attention to the incident. "The Ukrainian authorities must comply with international legislation during power operations," said Rachel Denber, deputy director of the European and Central Asian branch, commenting on the death of VGTRK employees near Lugansk, ITAR -TASS reports.

Denber noted the importance of the international partners of Ukraine - including the UN, OSCE, EU and the USA - prompted Kyiv to adhere to certain principles: when conducting power operations, take the necessary measures to minimize the threat to civilians, refrain from deploying military units in densely populated areas and avoid losses among civilians. The murder of Russian journalists near Lugansk was also condemned by another authoritative international human rights organization - the Committee for the Protection of Journalists.

The representative of the OSCE on Media Freedom of Media, Dunya Miyatovich, commenting on the incident near Lugansk, said that he was deeply saddened by what happened, the OSCE website was noted. Meanwhile, the official representative of the State Department Jen Psaki said that the United States considers it premature to express condolences in connection with the death of Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine. According to her, "there are no exact details" and "no confirmation" to what happened, writes RT .

The tragedy was discussed at the highest level - President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in a telephone conversation with Russian colleague Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences in connection with the death of journalists. This was announced by the press secretary of the head of the Russian state Dmitry Peskov. According to him, Poroshenko assured Putin that at his direction an appropriate investigation would be conducted, as well as the necessary measures to ensure the safety of journalists.

Putin, for his part, "expressed concern in connection with the tragic death of Russian journalists in the Lugansk region and focused on the need for unconditional security of media representatives working in Ukraine in the conflict zone," Peskov emphasized.

TFR opened the case, comparing the "habits" of the Kyiv authorities with the behavior

The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation on the eve of the evening opened a criminal case on the murder of journalists of the television company VGTRK Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin on the grounds of crimes under Part 1 of Art. 356 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (the use of prohibited means and methods of warfare) and part 2 of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (the murder in the generally hazardous method of two or more persons in connection with their official activities).

The agency also assessed the actions of the leadership of Ukraine. "The habits of the current so -called Ukrainian authorities resemble the psychology of a strong maniac. At first they simply rape, but sooner or later they begin to kill their victims," ​​the message said on the website of the Investigative Committee.

"Also, the so -called representatives of the National Guard, the" Right Sector "first simply abducted and mocked reporters and eventually moved to their murders by analogy with maniacs with one purpose - to hide previously committed crimes," the department explained the essence of the comparison.

“It is the journalists that interfere with these armed maniacs, endowed with the authorities, to hide the crimes that they commit daily in Ukraine, and not only in the southeast. It was the fear of exposing that he finally untied the hands of the Ukrainian junta. But sooner or later the whole world recognizes their crime, and each guilty will be punished,” the message said.