It took place in Gorenka, in the suburbs of the Ukrainian capital. Pierre Zakrzewski, cameraman-journalist, died from his injuries. The journalist Benjamin Hall accompanying him was injured and is in the hospital. Their “fixer”, Ukrainian journalist Alexandra Kuvshinova, was shot dead.
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Journalists also pay a high price in Ukraine. The car of the Fox News team was fired upon on Monday, March 14, in Gorenka near Kiev. Pierre Zakszewski, an Irish cameraman for the American channel, has died, the channel said on Tuesday. Ukrainian journalist Alexandra Kuvshinova, who was the team’s “fixer” (a local contact who helps journalists on assignment), was also found dead. Fox News journalist Benjamin Hall, a British citizen also in the car, was injured and is in hospital. Their car was “shot at,” Fox News said in a statement.
Fox News memo on the death of cameraman Pierre Zakszewski in Ukraine. Pierre was with Ben Hall when their car was hit by gunfire. Hall remains in the hospital. pic.twitter.com/CAGB5FLwYW
— Michael M. Greenbaum (@grynbaum) March 15, 2022
On March 1, a Ukrainian journalist was killed in a strike that also engulfed the Ukrainian capital, and American documentary filmmaker Brent Renault was shot dead on Sunday in Irpin, still on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital. To date, since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, five journalists have died, including two foreigners.