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Macron blames Russia for killing of French journalist in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron has publicly blamed Russia for the killing of French photojournalist Antoni Lallican, who died in a Russian drone strike while on assignment in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine on Friday.

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Published October 03,2025
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President Emmanuel Macron blamed Russia for the killing on Friday of a French photojournalist hit in a drone attack while on assignment in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region.

"I learned with deep sadness" of the death of Antoni Lallican, who was "the victim of an attack by Russian drones", the French president posted on X, at a moment of surging tension between Russia and European countries.