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Lithuanian documentarian Mantas Kvedaravičius killed in Ukraine 

It was reported on April 4, 2022 that #Lithuanian documentary filmmaker #MantasKvedaravičius was killed in the besieged Ukrainian city of #Mariupol.

The Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement, calling for those responsible to face justice:

“We extend our deep condolences to the friends and family of Mantas Kvedaravičius, who was killed while reporting from Mariupol, a city he had documented for years. His killers must be brought to justice.”

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, Director Vitaliy Manski wrote on Facebook that Kvedaravičius was killed “with a camera in his hand.”

In another statement, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said that Kvedaravičius “until the very last moment, in spite of danger, worked in Russia-occupied Ukraine.”

Source: Committee to Protect Journalusts; #Apr2
https://cpj.org/2022/04/lithuanian-documentarian-mantas-kvedaravicius-killed-in-ukraine/