Reuters safety adviser killed and two journalists injured after Ukraine strike

A tractor clears the rubble after a Russian strike on the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP/PA)

A British safety adviser who was working with Reuters covering the Ukraine war has died after a missile strike on a hotel, the news agency has confirmed.

In a statement, Reuters said it was “devastated” to learn of the death of Ryan Evans, 38, and that two of its journalists were also injured.