Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, who worked for 24-hour news channel BFMTV, was on the road to Lysychansk near the eastern city of Severodonetsk in Ukraine when the strike happened
A French journalist has been killed after he was hit by shell shrapnel while covering a Ukrainian evacuation operation.
His colleague Maxime Brandstaetter was slightly injured in the incident, while their 'fixer' Oksana Leuta was unhurt.It was the second time Mr Leclerc-Imhoff had reported in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, which began on 24 February. "To those who carry out the difficult mission of informing in theatres of operations, I would like to reiterate France's unconditional support," Mr Macron tweeted.Separatists seen inside Severodonetsk
Serhiy Haidai, the regional governor of Luhansk, said the reporter suffered a"fatal wound to the neck". Two civilians were killed and another five wounded in the latest Russian shelling, Mr Haidai added on Monday.Zelenskyy visits troops on frontlineHe continued:"They shell for several hours - for three, four, five hours - in a row and then attack.