1st channel: Clan himself went to Ukraine because of restrictions on entry
The cameraman of the First channel Anatoly Clan, lost in the Ukraine, he volunteered to go on a business trip to the war zone, saying that He is not subject to the age limit imposed by Ukraine for entering of Russian men, according to the reference of the management of the channel, which expressed condolences to the family and kin of the deceased.
The cameraman of the First channel of Russian television Anatoly Clan, which was 68 years old, died in the night of Monday, having got under fire near Donetsk Together with colleagues from other channels. The journalist received incompatible with life shot in the stomach by gunfire from the security forces near one of the military units, where the film crew came to make a report. First of Ukraine decided to ban entry to Russian men aged from 16 to 60 years.
" in may Roofing volunteered to go to this trip, pointing to the limits of the Ukrainian authorities on age entering - He is not subject to these restrictions and joked that in this case the age became his advantage before the young. This week He had to leave, but called the editorial office and said that the remains, because we simply had no one to replace. He was irreplaceable, " said in the appeal of the First channel, issued on the first day of the week.
According to colleagues, Clan was an outstanding cameraman and a professional, " one of the patriarchs of news journalism ", held dozens of " hot spots ", and among them Yugoslavia, Iraq and Syria. He is survived by his wife, two children and grandchildren
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