About this RIA Novosti relatives of the photographer.

“Dmitry died after an illness.

In October last year, he celebrated his 85th anniversary,” the source said.

Donskoy worked as Yeltsin's personal photographer from 1991 to 1997.

He has also been the recipient of over 160 international awards.

On September 28, 2020, the personal photographer of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Leonid Brezhnev, Vladimir Musaelyan, died.