The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has condemned the killing of Oksana Baulina in Kyiv on March 23.
Baulina, a Russian journalist working for the Insider, died during Russian shelling of Kyiv’s Podil district.
Two people accompanying her were injured.
“I condemn the killing of Oksana Baulina and reiterate my call to respect the United Nations Security Council resolution 2222 (2015) on the protection of journalists, media professionals and associated personnel in times of conflict, in order to allow the free flow of information, and ensure the rights of journalists to inform the world about the realities of war,” Audrey Azoulay said in a press release.
Since Russia started its war against Ukraine on Feb. 24, several foreign journalists have been shot dead or injured.
On March 13, American journalist Brent Renaud died in Irpin, a town located in the suburbs of Kyiv, heavily shelled by the Russian army. He was working on a TIME Studios project focused on the global refugee crisis.
Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Olexandra Kuvshynova died as a result of artillery shelling in the north-eastern part of the village of Horenka, Kyiv region.
Zakrewski’s colleague Benjamin Hall was shot in the leg, receiving help from a local surgeon shortly after.
On March 17, UNESCO’s Director-General announced new measures to protect journalists in Ukraine, including the provision of protective equipment and accelerated training, especially for those who do not have experience working in conflict zones.
The organization has been keeping track of murdered journalists since 1993.
