Anastasia Volkova's death: Witnesses say journalist died in the ambulance vehicle

Witnesses of the traffic accident that resulted in the death of Dim war reporter Anastasia Volkova assure that the journalist died in the ambulance carriage and not on the spot (as was reported following her death – Ed.), reports Realna Hazeta, citing Anastasia Volkova's friend Maryna Tereshchenko.

According to Maryna, several witnesses, both anonymous and not, responded to social media and mass media calls. Before the ambulance arrived, the reporter was given first aid by the soldiers who were in the cafe nearby, and later by the police.

Anastasia Volkova / Photo is a screenshot from Dim TV

One of them said that Anastasia did not die immediately.

"At first glance, she had multiple rib and pelvis fractures, a punctured head. I am glad that there were people near her who held her hand in her last moments. According to the witnesses, Nastya died on a stretcher in the ambulance. They also note that the doctors were in no hurry to provide aid, and the soldiers who were there insisted on immediate hospitalization," says Maryna Tereshchenko.

She noted that the soldiers helped to fix her on the stretcher. One witness called the Ministry of Health hotline with a complaint about the doctors' inaction, but has not received a reply so far.

Currently, the necessary investigative and procedural actions have been taken in the traffic accident case. The police is preparing a suspicion notice to the culprit, according to a reply provided to Olena Nizhelska, director of the NGO Siverskyi Donets Crisis Media Center.

The driver of the VAZ car was also killed in the accident. The man was aged 57 and his relatives are also fighting for justice.

As the IMI reported, war correspondent Anastasia Volkova died in a traffic accident on May 30, 2024. She worked with Dm TV, Donbas News, and Hromadske Radio.

On May 3, the SBI reported that the man invloved in the traffic accident resulting in the death of war correspondent Anastasia Volkova has not been notified of suspicion yet.

Anastasia Volkova's funeral was on June 4, 2024 in Slovyansk (Donetsk oblast).