Vera Girich, a former employee of the Israeli embassy in Ukraine, was killed Thursday as a result of a Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky announced via Twitter.
Former employee of the Israeli embassy in Ukraine @IsraelinUkraine, Vera Girich, was killed yesterday as a result of shelling of central Kyiv. Recently she worked with “Radio Liberty” in Ukraine. The Embassy expresses deep condolences to Vera’s family and friends. pic.twitter.com/UHYgoV1h1R
— Michael Brodsky (@michael_brodsk) April 29, 2022
Girich had worked for leading Ukrainian TV channels before but since February 1, 2018, she had worked for Radio Liberty as a journalist and producer.
She died on April 28 when shelling struck the first and second floors of a 25-story building. Her body was only found under the rubble Friday morning, Radio Liberty reported.
The shelling coincided with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's visit to Kyiv, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying Russia's shelling began "immediately" after his meeting with Guterres had ended.
In a statement, Radio Liberty expressed its condolences to Girich's family and vowed to remember her as "a bright and kind person, a true professional."
Girich is one of several journalists to have been killed in Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
This is a developing story.