A group of Sky News reporters were attacked on the front lines northwest of Kyiv. #Ukraine
Journalists got away with it miraculously
Shooting in the field will become more and more dangerous
Colleagues, friends, be careful pic.twitter.com/5Hw9Gq5Uw8
—Charles Villa (@charlesvillaa) March 4, 2022
The full video can be found on the Sky News website.
The attack happened on Monday, according to Sky News, which only released the information on Friday evening after its crew had repatriated to the UK. In the live footage, we see the journalists moving slowly in the car as the first shot is fired, blowing the vehicle’s tire. The convoy stops immediately and everyone ducks to avoid the bullets.
Initially, journalists think that the Ukrainians are shooting, who mistook them for Russians, shouting, and they are British and journalists. Before realizing that the attack is deliberate.
“Everything is completely destroyed”
The bursts follow one after the other, and the shots hit two people: the journalist Stuart Ramsay, who was wounded in the lower back, and the cameraman, who was hit by two bullets, which, fortunately, softened the bulletproof vest.
“The bullets hit the whole car, windows, windshield, seats, steering wheel – everything was completely destroyed,” Stuart Ramsay wrote upon his return.
Five members of the group, including the wounded man, managed to escape, continuing to shout that they were journalists, towards a nearby factory, whose employees opened the door for them and waved their hand.
According to Sky News, a Russian “sabotage squad” is suspected of committing a terrorist attack.
Stuart Ramsay says: “Our world has changed (…) I remember being asked if my death would be painful.”
“We are very lucky. But thousands of Ukrainians are dying and Russians are targeting families… This war is getting worse every day.”
“Barbaric Violence” for Boris Johnson
On Twitter, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the “courage” of journalists who “risk their lives to tell the truth.”
“A free press will not be intimidated by barbaric and indiscriminate acts of violence”
On Friday, the BBC said it was ‘temporarily’ halting its journalists in Russia to ensure their ‘safety’ after a law was passed that could result in jail time for spreading ‘false information about the army’. “. about the invasion of Ukraine.