Media worker Petro Tsurukin killed in action

TV host, editor Petro Tsurukin was killed in action, reports the City Council of Truskavets, where Petro hailed from.

They noted that Petro Tsurukin had been considered missing for over half a year.

"Unfortunately, our worst fears were confirmed – the Hero warrior really died. We express our sincere condolences to his mother Lesya Vasylivna, his family, friends and everyone who knew the late Petro," the City Council wrote.

TV host Petro Tsurukin. Photo by Petro Tsurukin on Facebook

Petro Tsurukin worked on STB TV as the chief editor of the "One for All" project and was a host at the channel KYIV LIVE.

According to the Institute of Mass Information, Dmytro Sinchenko is the 74th media worker to die as a result of Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

The IMI monitors Russia's crimes against the media and journalists in Ukraine. In the two years since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has committed 567 crimes against journalists and the media in Ukraine.