Andrei Alexejewitsch Stenin

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Andrei Alexejewitsch Stenin ( Russian Андре́й Алексеевич Стенин ; born December 22, 1980 in Pechora ; † August 6, 2014 near Snizhne ) was a Russian journalist and photo correspondent for the Russian media company Rossija Sevodnja .

Life

From 2003 Stenin worked as a correspondent in the Society department for the daily newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta and then for the Internet newspaper Gazeta.ru . From 2008 he worked as a photo correspondent for the news agencies ITAR-TASS , RIA Novosti , Reuters , Associated Press and Agence France-Presse as well as for the newspaper Kommersant . From 2014 he worked as a special photo correspondent for Rossija Sevodnja. Stenin focused on photographic recordings of extraordinary events, mass unrest, military conflicts and court cases.

On August 5, 2014, he lost contact with him during a mission for photo coverage of the war in eastern Ukraine . The Russian government's suspicion that he was kidnapped or captured by Ukrainian armed forces was not confirmed by the Ukrainian government. Actions to support the photojournalist have been launched in Serbia , Russia, Argentina , Great Britain and Mexico . Representatives from the OSCE , the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders expressed concern about Stenin's fate.

On September 3, 2014, it became known that Stenin was killed in a car on August 6, 2014 in Donetsk Oblast . On the way to the editorial office, he and a refugee convoy accompanied by six militiamen came under fire from the Ukrainian army, presumably their 79th airborne brigade, on the road between Snizhne and Dmitrovka.

Stenin was buried on September 5, 2014 in the Trojekurovo cemetery in Moscow .

The International Andrei Stenin Photo Competition was announced in his memory .

Awards

  • Order of Courage.pngRussian Order for Valor (September 5, 2014, posthumously)
  • Silver Camera (2010, 2013)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Farewell to Andrej Stenin: He saw more than the others. Voice of Russia , September 5, 2014, accessed September 7, 2014 .
  2. ↑ He disappeared on August 5th. Berner Zeitung, September 3, 2014, accessed on September 7, 2014 .
  3. ↑ OSCE representative calls for immediate release of missing photojournalist in eastern Ukraine. August 11, 2014, accessed September 7, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Reporters Without Borders says: Make Andrej Stenin's name public. August 11, 2014, accessed September 7, 2014 .
  5. ↑ IFJ / EFJ Concerned for Safety of Russian Journalist Missing in Ukraine. August 11, 2014, accessed September 7, 2014 .
  6. ↑ The Russian photo correspondent Andrei Stenin died in the Ukraine. Vedomosti , September 3, 2014, accessed September 7, 2014 (Russian).
  7. ↑ Andrei Stenin was awarded the medal for bravery. Russian President, September 5, 2014, accessed September 7, 2014 (Russian).
personal data
SURNAME Stenin, Andrei Alexejewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Стенин, Андре́й Алексеевич (Russian spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian journalist and photo correspondent
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Pechora
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 2014
Place of death near Snizhne