A Ukrainian television reporter who enlisted after the Russian invasion has been killed in fighting outside the northeastern city of Izium, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday, Reuters reports.

Oleksandr Makhov was aged 36. He was known for graphic accounts from conflict zones, had also reported from Antarctica. He fought in a 2014 conflict after Russian-speakers staged separatist insurrections in two eastern regions of Ukraine.

In his address last night, President Zelensky said:

"Today I will start with a story about one person. About Oleksandr Makhov - a well-known journalist. I'm sure you've seen his reports on Ukraine and Dom TV channels. You may have seen his comments, his posts. He has always been like that - with his own position. Patriotic and sincere. And always without vanity. And he was always among the bravest, among the first. He always worked in the hottest spots. Tried to bring true material. Powerful material.

In 2017, he was the first Ukrainian journalist to visit our station in Antarctica. When COVID came, he was not afraid. He has lived in Sanzhary for two weeks, where Ukrainians were brought to from China. From the first day of the full-scale war, he was on the frontline. Volunteer. ATO veteran. Warrior of the 95th assault brigade.

Born in the Luhansk region. He had a special feeling of what this war means.

Today he died in the Kharkiv region, in the battles near Izium. He was 36 years old. My sincere condolences to relatives and friends. Let his son Vladyslav know: Russia will bear responsibility for this death. We will definitely gain victory for Ukraine. I'm sure it was Oleksandr's dream. And we will make it come true.

Eternal memory to him and to all our heroes who gave lives for Ukraine!"

Most recently, Makhov worked as a reporter for Ukraina and Ukraine 24 and channel Dom.

In related, StarLightMedia launched a project in memory of the journalists who died as a result of the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine called Media Memorial.

At least 23 media workers have died in Ukraine since February 24. The Media Memorial project was created to honor the memory of colleagues and show the stories of Ukrainian and foreign journalists.