A security official stationed by Russia in the Kherson region has been killed in a Ukrainian missile attack, a pro-Kremlin journalist has said. 

The security official, Alexei Katerinichev, was the first deputy head of the "military-civilian administration" (VGA). The journalist, Alexander Malkevich, is a member and journalist of the Russian Public Chamber, according to the BBC. 

In a Telegram post on Friday, Malkevich said Katerinichev was killed as a result of a "terrorist attack" by a missile.