A funeral ceremony was held in Belgorod for the family of Sputnik employee journalist Khaibar Akifi. They lost their lives as a result of an attack by a drone belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was announced by Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Rossiya Segodnya media group and RT television channel. programs “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” on “Russia 1”.
“Yesterday, the family of our employee Khaibar Akifi was buried in Belgorod. They buried his four-year-old daughter Emine, his father-in-law and his mother-in-law. Amina’s mother, Olesya, could not come to the funeral of Amina’s only daughter because she was in a state of shock in the hospital, and our correspondent, who is also Afghan, came to visit the family and spent several days with the family. family. And so he did,” said Simonyan.
The RT chairman emphasized that the journalist is still in a coma. According to him, doctors cannot predict whether he will come out of the coma or not. Simonyan added that the journalist did not know that he had lost his family.
On the night of October 12, a Ukrainian plane shot down by an air defense system crashed into a private house on the outskirts of Belgorod. As a result of this incident, Sputnik Afghan journalist Khaibar Akifi’s 4-year-old daughter died. The seriously injured girl’s parents were taken to the hospital.
Hayber Akifi was put into a medical coma with the help of a respirator. He has burns on 15 percent of his body, serious injuries as a result of a mine explosion, broken ribs, damage to his pelvis and a concussion. However, according to doctors, the journalist’s condition is considered stable.
Immediately after the incident, Simonyan said that Akifi worked all weekend following the earthquake in Herat, then took a few days off and went to Belgorod to visit his family.
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