Natalia Alyakina
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Natalya Alyakina-Mrozek | |
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| Born | ca. 1955 |
| Died | June 17, 1995 (aged 40) Budyonnovsk, Russia |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Alma mater | Kuban State University Moscow State University |
| Occupation | Broadcast journalist |
| Employer | RUFA News Agency |
| Spouse | Gisbert Mrozek |
Natalya Alyakina-Mrozek (Russian: Наталья Алякина-Мрошек; ca. 1955–17 June 1995), often transliterated as Natalia, was a Russian broadcast journalist, who was working for the German radio news agency Rufa Rundfunk-Agenturdienste and Focus magazine, in Budyonnovsk, Russia when she was killed during the First Chechen War.[3][4][5][6]
Natalya Alyakina-Mrozek was 40 years old when she was killed. She was married to Gisbert Mrozek, sometimes spelled Gizbert, who was also a working journalist for Rufa.[7]
Death
While passing through an Army checkpoint in route to cover a mass hostage situation on June 17, 1995, Natalya Alyakina-Mrozek and the driver of the car were shot at by a Russian soldier. Her husband, Gisbert Mrozek was also present in the car but he was uninjured. Alyakina-Mrozek died minutes later from a gunshot wound to the neck.[4]
