On 3 October 2025, Ukrainian photographer George Ivanchenko was seriously wounded in a Russian drone strike near Komyshyvakha, near Kramatorsk in Ukraine’s Donbass region. French photojournalist Antoni Lallican was killed in the same attack (see separate alert). The two photojournalists were wearing protective gear with visible “PRESS” markings and were accompanied by a press officer delegated by Ukraine’s armed forces.
Ivanchenko was transferred to a nearby hospital and received urgent medical treatment. One of his legs was amputated but he is reportedly in stable condition.
Ivanchenko is a freelance photojournalist who published for the Kyiv Independent, among other outlets. Olga Rudenko, the editor-in-chief of the Kyiv Independent, said that Ivanchenko was not on assignment for the outlet at the time of the Russian drone strike, but was planning to pitch a story from the Donbass to their team.