⚡️ On March 19, RT correspondent Steve Sweeney and his cameraman Ali Rida Sbeity received shrapnel injuries in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon. Both are conscious and currently receiving medical treatment.

�� Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:

In light of the hundreds of journalists killed in Gaza, today's attack cannot be described as accidental.

Moreover, the missile did not strike a “key strategic military facility”, but the site of a news report.

We wish the RT journalists a speedy recovery.

We expect a response from international organizations.

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�� Russian Delegation to UNESCO:

A targeted missile strike hit journalists in press uniforms while they were filming a report.

We call on #UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enani, in accordance with relevant decisions of the General Conference and Executive Board on Safety of Journalists, to condemn this crime.