Andrei Stenin's Two Main Passions

Last Wednesday, September 3, the news about Andrei Stenin's tragic death in Ukraine came. Stenin was an experienced military photojournalist. He was brave enough to work in the world's most dangerous places such as Egypt, Syria, Gaza Strip, Libya etc. He had two main passions: photography and bikes.

Last Wednesday, September 3, the news about Andrei Stenin's tragic death in Ukraine came. In August he was known to have been missing in Ukraine, and until the very end his fate remained unclear. The photojournalist was killed in an attack by Ukrainian armed forces. On Septerber, 5 friends and colleagues came to Rossiya Segodnya HQ to pay him last respect.

Andrei Stenin was born on December 22, 1980 in Russia's Komi Republic, in the city of Pechora. He worked as a special correspondent for Rossiya Segodnya, and also сooperated with the Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Gazeta.Ru and ITAR-TASS, Kommersant, Reuters, the Associated Press, Agence France Press.

Stenin was an experienced military photojournalist. He was brave enough to work in the world's most dangerous places such as Egypt, Syria, Gaza Strip, Libya etc.

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Last Wednesday, September 3, the news about Andrei Stenin's tragic death in Ukraine came. In August he was known to have been missing in Ukraine, and until the very end his fate remained unclear. The photojournalist was killed in an attack by Ukrainian armed forces. On Septerber, 5 friends and colleagues came to Rossiya Segodnya HQ to pay him last respect.
Above: Andrei Stenin in Сairo, Egypt, on December 2011.

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Andrei Stenin, who worked in a combat zone area in the east of Ukraine, went missing on August 5. It was reported that he might have been detained by Ukrainian security forces, but Kiev did not confirm that.
Above: Photojournalist Andrei Stenin in Maidan Square, Kiev, Ukraine.

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Andrei Stenin's car was among convoy with refugees from Ukraine's southeast when it came under heavy fire by Ukrainian armed forces.
Above: Photojournalist Andrei Stenin in Сairo, Egypt on December 2011.

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Photography and bikes were Andrei Stenin's two main passions.
Above: Andrei Stenin rides a bike in Moscow, Russia.

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Andrei was just doing his job, working on both sides of the front in the east of Ukraine, his colleagues said.
Above: Photojournalist Andrei Stenin in Kiev.

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Andrei Stenin was authoritative journalist. He shot protests, trials, accidents etc. He won the russian photoprize Silver Camera in 2010 and 2013.
Above: Andrei Stenin in Moscow, August 2013.

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Rossiya Segodnya launched a #freeAndrew campaign in support of Andrei Stenin, but everything was in vain.
Above: Andrei Stenin rides his bike.

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Andrei Stenin was only 34, he didn't get a chance to have wife and kids.
Above: Andrei Stenin in Ukraine.

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Russian Foreign Ministry demanded Kiev to launch thorough investigation into Stenin’s death.
Above: Special photojournalist Andrei Stenin (archive photo).

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Ukraine has become one of the most dangerous places for journalists. This war has already claimed the lives of four Russian journalists, including Andrei Stenin.
Above: Photojournalist Andrei Stenin on a mission in Syria.