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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Ollia Horton

Frontline reports from Ukraine, Africa among winners at Bayeux awards

Vadim Ghirda’s prize winning photo: children on a train leaving Kyiv, Ukraine. Associated Press - Vadim Ghirda

The conflict in Ukraine was central to six out of ten winning reports at the Bayeux Calvados Normandy Awards for war correspondents this weekend. The civilian revolution in Sudan, and the plight of women in Afghanistan and Burkina Faso also drew the jury's praise.

"It is really important that this story is visible. It’s heartbreaking, it’s our life, our people. It’s important that journalists give them a voice". The words of Evgeniy Maloletka were practically drowned out by the applause of a standing ovation.

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