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French journalist killed in Ukraine

Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, 32,  was accompanying the evacuation of civilians from a zone in eastern Ukraine on Monday when what was reportedly a bomb from Russian artillery fire struck the vehicle he was travelling in.

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A French journalist working in Ukraine has been killed near the battle-hit city of Severodonetsk in the east, reports BBC News.

Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, 32, was covering an evacuation operation for broadcaster BFMTV when he died.

Officials say he suffered a fatal wound to the neck after shrapnel pierced the armoured vehicle he was travelling in. His colleague Maxime Brandstaetter was also injured, reports say.

It was Mr Leclerc-Imhoff's second trip to Ukraine to cover the war.

He had been working for BFMTV for six years.

Paying tribute to him online, BFMTV wrote: "This tragic event reminds us of the dangers faced by all journalists who have been reporting this conflict at the risk of their lives for more than three months now."

BBC correspondent James Waterhouse says graphic images of what appears to be the aftermath have been circulated online, showing a badly-damaged lorry with a smashed windscreen and blood on the interior.

Another person travelling with Mr Leclerc-Imhoff, a local Ukrainian journalist, was not injured.

Read more of this report from BBC News.