Alerts | Physical attack by state armed forces/military

AFP filming crew caught under shelling between Bakhmut and Lysychansk

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A filming crew from AFP was driving on a highway from Bakhmut in Donetsk area to Lysychansk in Luhansk area when they were caught under shelling. AFP photographer Aris Messinis filmed the incident, which shows shelling on both sides of the highway. No one was reported to have been injured during the attack. It was impossible to verify whether the shelling was targeted against the crew or other targets.

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