Russian journalist shot dead in east Ukraine: Russian TV

Anatoly Klyan, 68-year-old cameraman, was reporting on rebels who were near Ukrainian military unit in Donetsk region.

MOSCOW: A journalist with Russian public television has been shot dead in east Ukraine where pro-Moscow separatists are battling Ukrainian forces, the journalist's employer said Monday.

Anatoly Klyan, a 68-year-old cameraman, was reporting on the rebels who were near a Ukrainian military unit in the restive Donetsk region, and shots were fired by the soldiers, the TV channel said.