Kameramann fra Fox News drept i Ukraina

En kameramann fra amerikanske Fox News er drept Ukraina, etter at bilen han satt i ble truffet av skudd. En av kanalens journalister er såret i samme episode, og er innlagt på sykehus.

Fotografen Pierre Zakrzewski ble drept da kjøretøyet han satt i ble truffet av skudd i Horenka utenfor Kyiv, opplyser kanalen. Journalisten Benjamin Hall ble også skadet, og er innlagt på sykehus.

Veteran Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski has died after his vehicle was struck by incoming fire in Horenka, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott announced Tuesday.

Fox News journalist Benjamin Hall was with Zakrzewski while newsgathering and was also injured. Hall remains hospitalized, Scott said.

I don’t know what to say. Pierre was as good as they come. Selfless. Brave. Passionate. I’m so sorry this happened to you. pic.twitter.com/IvxlPWGDAl

— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) March 15, 2022

Ifølge Scott hadde Zakrzewski sin base i London og hadde jobbet i Ukraina siden februar. Han var vant til å jobbe i krigssoner, og har tidligere hatt oppdrag i Irak, Syria og Afghanistan.

– Pierre was a war zone photographer who covered nearly every international story for FOX News from Iraq to Afghanistan to Syria during his long tenure with us. His passion and talent as a journalist were unmatched.

Sjefsredaktør Jay Wallace i Fox News fremhevet Zakrzewski’s positive innstilling, grenseløse energi og teft for gode historier.

– Pierre was a constant in all of our international coverage. I, like countless others, always felt an extra sense of reassurance when arriving on the scene and seeing him with camera in hand. The legacy of his positive spirit, boundless energy and eye for the story will carry on.

Den 24 år gamle ukrainske journalisten Oleksandra Kuvshinova, som jobbet sammen med Fox News, ble også drept i utkanten av Kyiv, tvitrer TV-kanalens produsent Yonat Friling.