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AFP video reporter Arman Soldin was killed in a Russian missile strike near Chasiv Yar, Ukraine.

Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Ukrinform Kyiv Post

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Arman Soldin (person) AFP (organization) EANA (organization) Alexei Shompolov (person) Wagner (organization)

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Arman Soldin was killed in a Russian missile strike near Chasiv Yar

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

The incident occurred in May 2023

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Shompolov was wounded fighting for the PMC in Bakhmut

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

He was hospitalized and eventually discharged with payment equivalent to one month's salary

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:25.318Z

Source story: 3809745-a-dark-space-in-europes-newsroom