Russia Honours 19 Brave Journalists on Press Day, Including Fallen War Correspondents
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin honoured 19 journalists at a ceremony for Russian Press Day. The event recognised reporters, including war correspondents who have faced extreme risks in their work. Among the recipients were those killed in action and others seriously injured while covering conflicts.
The awards highlighted the dangers faced by war correspondents. Mikhail Mishustin spoke of their bravery and the losses suffered in the field. Four of the 19 honours went to journalists covering military operations.
Alexander Kupriyanov, editor-in-chief of Vechernyaya Moskva and a former Komsomolskaya Pravda veteran, received a posthumous award. Semyon Yeryomin, another war correspondent killed in action, was also honoured for his reporting on the special military operation. Grigory Kubatsyan, born in 1970, was among the injured recipients. He survived serious wounds in 2022 but continued his work, focusing on real people and unfiltered stories. His book, Autumn of a Volunteer, documents his experiences as a war correspondent. Other journalists recognised included Valentin Trushnin, Vladimir Sotnikov, Valentin Stukanov, Ilya Repnin, Igor Kots, Sergei Yemelyanov, Andrei Vandenko, and Semyon Ekshut. The ceremony also acknowledged the long-standing tradition of Komsomolskaya Pravda in honouring war correspondents, with figures like Alexander Kots and Dmitry Steshin cited as legendary examples.
The awards underscored the critical role of journalists in conflict zones. Those honoured included both living reporters and those who lost their lives while documenting events. The ceremony reinforced the government’s recognition of their contributions to Russian media.
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