The two reporters were injured but unharmed thanks to body armor, as shown in a video released by the British media. The fact that they call themselves journalists did not put an end to the fire that fell on them, quite the contrary.
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Published on 03/05/2022 11:32 Updated on 03/05/2022 11:51
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“We were lucky.” Four journalists from the British news channel Sky News were targeted on Monday (February 28) in northwest Kyiv, Ukraine, during fighting between the Russian army and Ukrainian forces. Journalist Stuart Ramsay posted a startling fact-finding video on a media website Saturday.
The video shows how a group of reporters trying to return to the Ukrainian capital were ambushed without warning. “The bullets ripped through the car, shattering the windshield, plastic seats, steering wheel and dashboard,” Stuart Ramsay said in his article.
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 team then tried to ask them to stop shooting, shouting “journalists!” several times, but to no avail. Two members of the team are hit by bullets, but are not injured thanks to their bulletproof vests. In the end, four journalists managed to get out of the car, after which they crawled into a ditch and took refuge in a nearby factory.
According to Ukrainian forces, the group “was ambushed by a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance detachment.” “It was professional, the shots constantly hit the car – they didn’t hit the target,” the journalist explains. The experience deeply affected journalists, Stuart Ramsay said, believing himself lucky to be alive. “The war is getting worse every day,” the reporter concludes.
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