Memorial plaque to war correspondent Ivan Zuyev unveiled in Moscow

A memorial plaque to RIA Novosti correspondent Ivan Zuyev was unveiled at the Rossiya Segodnya media group's Moscow building on October 16, the anniversary of his death in Zaporizhzhia region.

Media group employee Ignat Petrov developed the concept and design. The plaque bears Zuyev's profile and an inscription recalling the final reporting assignment for which he left the building in October 2025.

Rossiya Segodnya director general Dmitry Kiselyov spoke at the ceremony, thanking those present for their solidarity with colleagues and remembrance of the journalist.

Zuyev was born in Novosibirsk on May 28, 1986, and entered journalism in 2008. He first reported from Donbas in July 2014 and returned in spring 2018.

He joined Sputnik Near Abroad in February 2022. In April 2023, he became a RIA Novosti war correspondent in Donetsk and coordinator of the agency's reporting team.

According to RIA Novosti, Zuyev was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on October 16, 2025. He was posthumously awarded Russia's Order of Courage on October 23 that year.