 The death of 32-year-old videojournalist Armin Soldin in Ukraine came as a painful shock to his colleagues at the Agents France Praysa, their news director said on May 10. Soldin was killed on Tuesday by grad rocket fire near Chesapear, in eastern Ukraine, AFP said. Armin was someone who was loved by his colleagues, who was incredibly committed to the story. And to lose him in these circumstances is incredibly painful for all of us, AFP news director Phil Chetwin said. The attack happened in the town's outskirts close to Bakhmut, the epicenter of the fighting in eastern Ukraine for several months, AFP added. Soldin was with four colleagues, who are all unhurt. They were with Ukrainian soldiers during the attack, AFP said on Twitter. He's just shown an incredible commitment to the story, going repeatedly back into the story and then applying to be based in Kiev full time. It's someone who understood the risks but really wanted to tell the story, in particular the human story of what was happening on the ground in Ukraine, Chetwin added. He told the editorial staff that the agency AFP working to repatriate Soldin's remains and providing support to his family. I think the thing to remember with Armin, he was really one of the first people that we sent into Ukraine to back up our team on the ground once the conflict started. And since then he's just shown an incredible commitment to the story, going repeatedly back into the story and then applying to be based in Kiev full time. It's someone who understood the risks but really wanted to tell the story, in particular the human story of what was happening on the ground in Ukraine. And it was the commitment to that story, took him back to the front again and again. And here in the war, in the conflict, etc., it happens, it's all about that. I remember him, I don't want to say too personal things, but because he had covered my last visit to Kiev, in particular. So thank you Alena for selling him to the Magh. I also want to give him a tribute, not only to his courage, but to the work that you do, which is essential for us to know the reality of the facts, so that we know the truth in Ukraine as elsewhere.