Earlier this week, journalists were shot at while driving in a car near Kiev. One of them was wounded in the lower back, and the other was protected by a bulletproof vest.
Earlier this week, a crew of a British television station was attacked in the vicinity of Kyiv, one of the journalists was injured, their employer told Sky News.
Their car came under fire as it was heading to the Ukrainian capital on Monday, according to a TV channel that only made the news public on Friday evening after its team had repatriated to the United Kingdom and aired the footage.
Journalist Stuart Ramsay was shot in the lower back. The operator, who ran out of the car, was hit by two bullets, but he was protected by a bulletproof vest.
Five members of the group, including the wounded man, managed to escape, shouting that they were journalists, towards a nearby factory, where the men opened the door for them and waved their hand. Then they were evacuated by the Ukrainian police.
“Bullets cascaded all over the car, windows, windshield, seats, steering wheel – everything was completely destroyed,” Stuart Ramsay wrote.
“We are very lucky”
According to Sky News, a Russian “sabotage squad” is believed to be responsible for the attack.
“We are very lucky. But thousands of Ukrainians are dying, and Russians are attacking families. We were in an ordinary car when we were attacked,” he added.
On Twitter, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the “courage” of journalists who “risk their lives to tell the truth.”
“The free press will not be intimidated by barbaric and indiscriminate acts of violence,” he added.
On Friday, the BBC announced that it would “temporarily” stop its journalists from working in Russia to ensure their “safety”, following the passage of a law providing for prison terms if “false information about the army” is spread. about the invasion of Ukraine.
The British public broadcaster plans to continue broadcasting in Russian from outside Russia.