Pierre Zakrzewski, a cameraman for Fox News, was killed this week while covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the network announced on Tuesday.
Zakrzewski was killed during an attack that also injured correspondent Benjamin Hall.
Zakrzewski and Hall’s vehicle was struck outside Kyiv by incoming fire, Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said in a memo to employees.
It is not clear who fired on the vehicle. Fox did not provide an update on Hall’s condition but said Monday he remains hospitalized.
Zakrzewski, 55, was an experienced journalist and cameraman and has covered nearly every international story for Fox including stints Afghanistan, Syria and other war-torn nations. He was based in London and had been working in Ukraine covering the Russian invasion since last month.
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CNN reported Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Minister, said Oleksandra Kuvshynova, a Ukrainian journalist was also killed during the incident. Yonat Friling, a senior field producer for Fox said in a tweet on Tuesday that Kuvshynova “worked with our team for the past month and did a brilliant job.”
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Fox News cameraman killed amid attack in Ukraine https://t.co/zcLUhgVMMe pic.twitter.com/ulpCguw6Ai
— The Hill (@thehill) March 15, 2022
Another @FoxNews employee, Oleksandra "Sasha" Kuvshynova, was killed in the attack that took the life of cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and injured Benjamin Hall.https://t.co/zf7xOYgJsF
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 16, 2022
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