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Russia connected Thursday (March 19, 2026) condemned an airstrike that wounded a TV unit from state-run RT successful Lebanon arsenic not "accidental", amid ongoing Israeli strikes and crushed operations successful the southbound of the country.
Video bureau Ruptly -- a subsidiary of RT -- posted footage showing an detonation and plumes of fume rising done the aerial metres down RT's reporter, who was wearing a bulletproof vest with a motion "Press" connected it arsenic helium delivered an on-air report.
The newsman and a cameraman "were injured successful an Israeli onslaught successful confederate Lebanon, portion they were reporting," Ruptly said connected Telegram, adding some were "conscious and receiving aesculapian attention".
"Given the sidesplitting of 200 journalists successful Gaza, today's events cannot beryllium called accidental," the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Maria Zakharova said connected Telegram, without naming Israel.
"The rocket deed not a 'critical strategical subject facility,' but alternatively the determination of a report," Ms. Zakharova added.
The Russian embassy successful Lebanon said that "attacks connected media workers connected editorial assignments are unacceptable" and called for an "appropriate investigation" into the incident.
Israeli onslaught connected Litani River crossings
The Israeli subject said it had successful caller days "targeted Litani River crossings that Hezbollah utilized for some violent question and to transportation thousands of weapons, including rockets and rocket launchers".
"In footage released successful the past fewer hours, a writer is seen astatine the 'Qasmiya' crossing. An explicit informing had been issued regarding this area," the IDF said successful a statement.
"The crossing was struck aft capable clip had passed since warnings," the IDF added.
A grounds 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide successful 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said past month, blaming Israel for two-thirds of the deaths.
The Israeli subject regularly says it "has ne'er and volition ne'er deliberately people journalists".
💬 #Zakharova: In airy of the hundreds of journalists killed successful Gaza, today's Israeli onslaught connected RT correspondents – @SweeneySteve & his cameraman – cannot beryllium described arsenic accidental.
We privation them a speedy recovery.
❗️ We expect a effect from planetary organisations. pic.twitter.com/vVwbgBMNVI
