Putin's favorite reporter Anna Prokofjewa killed with explosion!

Putin's favorite reporter Anna Prokofjewa killed with explosion!

The Russian war reporter Anna Prokofjewa is dead. The 35-year-old died in a mission in the Belgorod region when she stepped onto a land mine that exploded and immediately killed her. Her cameraman, Dmitri Wolkow, suffered serious injuries in this tragic incident. The attack occurred in the Demidowka settlement in the Krasnojaruschski district, an area that is exposed to frequent fire by Ukrainian armed forces. This incident was confirmed by both Russian state bodies and the television station Kanal one that also claimed that the explosive explosive body had been laid by the Ukrainian military.

Prokofjewa, which previously worked for the Russian foreign broadcaster "Russia Today", switched to channel one in 2023 and reported regularly from the front areas of Ukraine. She was known for her political stance, which was clearly pro-Russian; In social media, she often expressed her support for the Russian armed forces and often presented herself in military uniform or leisure clothing with the "Z" symbol, which supports war against Ukraine. Her reporting and her public appearance had brought her the title "Putin's favorite reporter". Her death is a cut for the state -controlled media system of Russia and illustrates the often fatal dangers that reporters are exposed in conflict areas, such as Vienna.at reported.

The reaction of the media

After Prokofjewa's death, official reactions from the Kremlin initially failed to materialize. Nevertheless, her death was discussed in Russian state media, and channel one praised her as a "brave and sincere journalist". Her reporting not only had an impact on public opinion within Russia, but was part of an extensive propaganda strategy that has been pursued to Ukraine on February 24, 2022 since the beginning of the Russian invasion. The war has led to intensive debates on media reporting and its one -sidedness, especially in Germany.

An analysis of reporting on the Ukraine War shows that the media were strongly shaped by political actors. Russia was portrayed in 93 % of the reports as the sole cause of the war, while Ukraine and Western engagement were mostly positively rated. This one -sided reporting could have influenced the image of journalists such as Prokofjewa who work in an environment controlled by the Kremlin and whose narratives often correspond to the official positions. According to bpb.de Strong focus shaped on German politicians.