{"id":2330772,"date":"2024-08-25T22:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T02:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reuters-safety-adviser-killed-after-russian-strike-on-ukrainian-hotel-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-25T22:15:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T02:15:25","slug":"reuters-safety-adviser-killed-after-russian-strike-on-ukrainian-hotel-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reuters-safety-adviser-killed-after-russian-strike-on-ukrainian-hotel-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Reuters safety adviser killed after Russian strike on Ukrainian hotel &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freuters-safety-adviser-killed-after-russian-strike-on-ukrainian-hotel-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2330772&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Reuters safety \u200dadviser, Ryan Evans, was killed,\u2064 and two \u2064journalists were injured when a Russian missile\u2063 hit the Hotel Sapphire in\u200b Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. The missile, identified as an Iskander,\u2062 struck on Saturday night, resulting in the hotel being reduced to rubble. \u2064Evans,\u200d a former British soldier, was part of \u200ba six<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-clinton-adviser-is-helping-facebook-whistleblower-lobby-lawmakers\/\" title=\"Former Clinton Adviser Is Helping Facebook Whistleblower Lobby Lawmakers\">-person team<\/a> staying at the hotel at the time of the attack. The tragic incident \u200cat the \u200cHotel \u2062Sapphire\u2064 in Kramatorsk, \u200dwhere Ryan \u2062Evans, a Reuters safety adviser, was killed and two journalists were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-residents-speak-on-magnitude-7-3-earthquake\/\" title=\"Japan residents speak on magnitude 7.3 earthquake\">injured due<\/a> \u2063to a\u200b Russian \u2062missile strike, underscores the\u2063 continuing dangers faced by\u200d media personnel covering the conflict in Ukraine. The missile, identified as an Iskander, caused significant destruction,\u2062 reducing the hotel to rubble. Evans, a \u2062former British \u200bsoldier, was in Kramatorsk as part \u2062of a\u200d six-person team. This\u2063 attack highlights the volatile and perilous environment for journalists and aid workers in conflict zones, \u2064as they strive to report on the situation and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-quietly-changed-basis-of-essential-public-health-services-from-research-to-equity\/\" title=\"CDC Quietly Changed Basis Of Essential Public Health Services From \u2018Research\u2019 To \u2018Equity\u2019\">ensure safety<\/a> for themselves and their\u2063 colleagues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Reuters safety adviser killed after Russian strike on Ukrainian hotel<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736971\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <em>Reuters<\/em> safety adviser was killed and two journalists were injured after a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russian<\/a> missile struck a hotel in eastern <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ryan Evans, a former British soldier, was staying at the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk as part of a six-person team when a Russian Iskander missile struck the hotel on Saturday night, reducing it to &ldquo;rubble,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-08-25-2024-f7726e08a3da2eb2ac49b65d0e7d2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. His body was found Sunday under the rubble after debris had been cleared by excavators.<\/p>\n<p>Two journalists were injured, with one being treated for serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Evans had been working for Reuters since 2022 and advised its journalists on safety in Ukraine, Israel, and at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the strike on Sunday and confirmed that both British and U.S. citizens were in the hotel at the time of the strike.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My condolences go out to the family and friends. This is a daily Russian terror that continues because Russia has the ability to continue,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. State Department also confirmed that one U.S. citizen was injured but did not identify the person.<\/p>\n<p>Kramatorsk is a city in the Donetsk region of Ukraine with a population of about 150,000. Early on in the war in Ukraine, in April 2022, a Russian missile struck a train station there, killing more than 50 people and injuring over 100.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736971\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736971\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Reuters safety adviser was killed and two journalists were injured following a Russian missile attack on a hotel in eastern Ukraine. Ryan Evans, a former British soldier, was at the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk with a six-member team when the Russian Iskander missile hit the building on Saturday night, turning it into &#8220;rubble,&#8221; as reported by the Associated Press. His body was discovered under the debris on Sunday after excavators cleared away some of the wreckage. Among those injured were two journalists, one of whom sustained serious injuries. Evans had been with Reuters since 2022 and provided safety guidance to its reporters in Ukraine, Israel, and during the Paris Olympics. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the incident Sunday, confirming that both British and U.S. citizens were present at the hotel during the attack. He expressed his condolences to Evans&#8217; family and friends, describing it as part of ongoing &#8220;daily Russian terror.&#8221; The U.S. State Department also verified that an American citizen was injured but did not disclose their identity. Kramatorsk is located in Ukraine&#8217;s Donetsk region and has around 150,000 residents. Earlier in April 2022, a Russian missile strike on a train station there resulted in over 50 fatalities and more than 100 injuries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2330773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kramatorsk-hotel-missile-strike.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3940,17828,39256,39255,39257],"class_list":["post-2330772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-killed","tag-reuters","tag-russian-strike","tag-safety-adviser","tag-ukrainian-hotel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kramatorsk-hotel-missile-strike.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}