Putin honoured the memory of slain journalist Boris Maksudov
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Boris Maksudov, who was born in Uzbekistan and moved to Russia with his family at the age of 15, was killed in a drone attack during the armed conflict in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on the posthumous awarding of the Order of Courage to Boris Maksudov, a correspondent of the Rossiya-24 TV channel who worked in the Northern Military District.
The document was published on the official portal of legal information.
Boris Maksudov was injured on 22 November in the Zaporozhye region as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack. The journalist's death became known on 23 November. Maksudov had travelled several times on Northern Military District missions and was among the journalists covering the activities of law enforcement agencies.
The deceased journalist was born in the Karakalpak city of Nukus. He graduated from the social-pedagogical faculty of Sochi State University, specialising in Russian and foreign literature. For his career, he chose journalism and followed in the footsteps of his mother and grandfather.
For several years, Maksudov filmed, prepared and broadcast a report on the course of hostilities in the occupied Zaporozhye region (Ukraine) as a correspondent for Russia 24 TV channel.
The document was published on the official portal of legal information.
Boris Maksudov was injured on 22 November in the Zaporozhye region as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack. The journalist's death became known on 23 November. Maksudov had travelled several times on Northern Military District missions and was among the journalists covering the activities of law enforcement agencies.
The deceased journalist was born in the Karakalpak city of Nukus. He graduated from the social-pedagogical faculty of Sochi State University, specialising in Russian and foreign literature. For his career, he chose journalism and followed in the footsteps of his mother and grandfather.
For several years, Maksudov filmed, prepared and broadcast a report on the course of hostilities in the occupied Zaporozhye region (Ukraine) as a correspondent for Russia 24 TV channel.
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