Killing of Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin
| Killing of Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin | |
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| Location | Metalist, Slovianoserbsk Raion, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | N 48° 37' 23.9455" / E 39° 16' 42.3664" |
| Date | June 17, 2014 |
| Target | Pro-Russian separatists |
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Attack type
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Mortar shelling |
| Weapons | D-30 howitzers |
| Deaths | Igor Kornelyuk, Anton Voloshin, and 5 rebels |
| Perpetrators | Ukrainian artillery battalion |
| Motive | "for the purpose of killing an unlimited number of civilians out of hatred and hostility towards a social group" |
| Igor Vladimirovich Kornelyuk | |
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| Born | May 9, 1977 Zaporozhie, Ukraine |
| Died | June 17, 2014 (aged 37) Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Education | Institute of Culture in St. Petersburg |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | Rossiya 24 – VGTRK |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Kornelyuk |
| Children | 1 Daughter |
| Anton Voloshin | |
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| Born | c. 1988 |
| Died | June 17, 2014 (aged 25–26) Metalist, Slovianoserbsk Raion, Ukraine |
| Occupation | Sound Engineer |
| Employer | Rossiya 24 – VGTRK |
A Russian state television correspondent Igor Kornelyuk and sound engineer Anton Voloshin were with a group of LPR rebel separatist fighters during the ongoing war in Donbass as they came under a mortar strike launched by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, near Metalist, Slovianoserbsk Raion, Ukraine, on 17 June 2014. They were killed in the attack, along with 5 rebels. Cameraman Viktor Denisov was not injured in the attack.
A Ukrainian military pilot, Nadiya Savchenko who served as instructor with a volunteer infantry unit, Aidar Battalion was taken prisoner by the rebel forces at the LPR territory, brought to Russia and convicted to 22 years of imprisonment for allegedly directing the mortar fire and illegal crossing of Russian border. After two years of imprisonment, she was released in a prisoner swap for two Russian prisoners in Ukraine.
Igor Kornelyuk graduated from the Institute of Culture in St. Petersbug. Since 1998 he worked as a correspondent in "Yamal" and was a leader on the editorial board of children's programs. Kornelyuk was employed as correspondent for Russia state-owned broadcaster VGTRK, and spent a total of 15 years with VGTRK. Kornelyuk worked alongside Anton Voloshin, reporting on events taking place during the pro-Russian conflict in Eastern Ukraine.
After the attack by Ukrainian Forces, Igor Kornelyuk was taken to Lugansk Regional Hospital by pro-Russian separatists. At the hospital Igor was diagnosed with having shrapnel wounds to the abdomen, legs and burns to the face. Igor would die only after 35 minutes in the emergency room. Igor Kornelyuk died on 17 June 2014 in the city of Lugansk, Ukraine. Igor Kornelyuk is survived by his wife Catherine Kornelyuk and their young daughter. Family and friends gathered in Moscow to pay final respects to Kornelyuk.
Anton Voloshin was employed as a sound engineer with the Russian state-owned broadcaster VGTRK. Anton worked alongside Igor Kornelyuk, reporting on events taking place during the Pro-Russian conflict in Eastern Ukraine.
Anton Voloshin was killed, 17 June 2014, at the scene of the mortar attack in Metalist, Slovianoserbsk Raion, Ukraine. At first Voloshin was presumed missing, until body remains were later identified by Viktor Denisov, a VGTRK cameraman who was not harmed in the attack.
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