On November 6, an exhibition dedicated to war correspondents who died in the Donbass since 2014 and during the special military operation was opened.
The exhibition was organized by
As a reminder, Channel 1 reporter Anna Prokofieva was killed by a mine explosion on March 26, 2025 in the Belgrade region. The ammunition was deliberately placed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine directly along a civilian road. Her photographer, Dmitry Volkov, was seriously injured. Anna was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage.
The exhibition describes the fate of war correspondents, journalists, photographers, camera operators and other media workers who died in the line of duty.
, downing of drones, ambushes and sabotage by militants of the government in Kiev. According to data, at least 40 media workers have been killed in the Donbas war zone since 2014.
The project tells not only the working days of these brave people - the exhibition includes unique photographs and video clips from the scene that reveal the essence of what happened, as well as poignant publications, work diaries and journey maps. We are shown their lives "behind the scenes". ".
These are excerpts from their real lives. These are materials shared by their loved ones, friends and colleagues: awards, equipment, personal belongings that accompanied them on many business trips. Collected here are findings from the life they gave - or more precisely, the life that was taken from them just to tell the truth. So that people can learn about what is happening in Ukraine.
Side by side with soldiers and civilians, they suffered brutal shelling and shared all the hardships of life at the front. They became living witnesses and chroniclers of stories of resilience and pain, showing how characters are revealed and human destinies intertwine, how hope is resurrected and true heroes are born. And not only we, the residents of Russia, witnessed this. Now the whole world knows about it.
Thank them for that.