Ukrainian journalist Heorhiy Ivanchenko, who was wounded in a Russian attack that killed his colleague, French journalist Antoni Lallican, wrote in a Facebook post on 8 October that it had been a targeted FPV drone strike.
He expressed his pain and sorrow over the death of his friend Antoni Lallican.
“It was a targeted strike with an FPV drone. I am alive. My leg has been cut off. My closest friend, brother, and mentor, Antoni Lallican, is dead. The trips with you were unique. You were unique. It hurts me that this happened, and I deeply sympathize with all your family and friends,” Heorhiy wrote.
He thanked his family and friends for their support, the decisions made during his surgery, and for the help with the fundraising for his treatment.
Previously
Prominent French journalist and photographer Antoni Lallican was killed in a targeted Russian FPV drone strike on 3 October 2025. His colleague Heorhiy Ivanchenko, Ukrainian journalist, freelance photographer, Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers member, was severely wounded. Ivanchenko’s leg had to be amputated; he has a long period of rehabilitation ahead of him. His coworkers have announced a fundraising campaign to support his treatment.
On 3 October, Ukrainian prosecutors opened a case regarding the murder of French journalist and photographer Antoni Lallican by Russian troops in Donetsk oblast and the wounding of Ukrainian journalist Heorhiy Ivanchenko.
On 5 October, France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) opened a war crimes investigation into the 3 October drone strike by Russian troops in Ukraine’s Donetsk oblast, which killed the French journalist and photographer Antoni Lallican and severely wounded Ukrainian journalist Heorhiy Ivanchenko.