Russian campaigner dies during shooting practice at training ground in Crimea
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO – FRIDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2022, 19:11
Svetlana Babayeva, the head of division of Kremlin-aligned news agency Russia Today in Simferopol, and the former editor-in-chief of the Gazeta.Ru outlet, was killed in a gun mishandling accident at a training ground in occupied Crimea.
Source: Kremlin-aligned news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS, citing press service of Russia Today
Details: Russian news agencies reported that Babayeva died as a result of an accident at one of the training ranges in Crimea, where she practised sport shooting.
Propagandist Dmitry Kiselyov, the general director of Russia Today, said that Babayeva "strongly supported Russia" and rushed to support the Russian occupiers.
In 2004-2006, Babayeva headed the RIA Novosti office in the UK; in 2008-2012, she held the position of Editor-in-Chief of RIA Novosti’s US department. In 2012-2013, she was the deputy head of the joint editorial office of Moscow News [Kremlin-aligned news outlet].
In 2013-2016, Babayeva was the editor-in-chief of the media outlet Gazeta.Ru. In December 2016, she became an adviser to the Russia Today news agency; in August 2019, she was appointed head of the regional division of Russia Today in Simferopol, the capital of occupied Crimea.
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