A British safety adviser who was working with Reuters covering the Ukraine war has died after a missile strike on a hotel, the news agency has confirmed.
In a statement, Reuters said it was “devastated” to learn of the death of Ryan Evans, 38, and that two of its journalists were also injured.
The former British soldier had been working with Reuters since 2022.
Reuters safety adviser Ryan Evans was killed and two Reuters journalists were injured in a strike on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk https://t.co/n1m3aY3x4d pic.twitter.com/yYEyqhRiZm
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 25, 2024
The statement added: “We are urgently seeking more information about the attack, including by working with the authorities in Kramatorsk, and we are supporting our colleagues and their families.
“We send our deepest condolences and thoughts to Ryan’s family and loved ones.
“Ryan has helped so many of our journalists cover events around the world; we will miss him terribly.”
Reuters also said “two of our journalists are in hospital, one is being treated for serious injuries”.
It added that three other colleagues have been accounted for and are safe.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the hotel had been destroyed by a “Russian Iskander missile”.
“All day today, the rubble in Kramatorsk was being cleared after a Russian missile strike,” he said in an address.
“An ordinary city hotel was destroyed.
“My condolences to the family and friends.
“This is the daily Russian terror that continues because Russia still has the means to continue.”
