Arman Soldin Obituary

Arman Soldin was a French journalist of Bosnian origin. Arman Soldin was killed by rocket fire while reporting from the frontlines on Tuesday, May 9 2023.

Arman Soldin was with a group of AFP journalists and Ukrainian soldiers near Chasiv Yar when the team came under fire around 4:30 p.m., according to the news agency.

According to four AFP coworkers who witnessed the attack, Soldin was killed when a Grad rocket landed near him. There were no other journalists injured.

“The whole agency is devastated by the loss of Arman,” AFP chairman Fabrice Fries said. “His death is a terrible reminder of the risks and dangers faced by journalists every day covering the conflict in Ukraine.”

Arman Soldin joined Agence France-Presse in 2015, first in Rome, then in London, and now back in Rome since 2020.

Arman Soldin was one of the first AFP journalists dispatched to Ukraine on February 24, 2022, just one day after Russia invaded the country.

In 2013, he earned a BA in Politics & Eastern European Studies from University College London, where he also worked as co-editor in chief of its Eureka Magazine, which covered politics, society, arts, and culture.

In 2014-15, he received a Masters in Journalism – New Journalistic Practises from the Université Lumière in Lyon.